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- ↑ Jokihaara, Teea (2 April 2020). "Aksel Kankaanrannan viisukevät vaihtui viulunsoittoon". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Turun Sanomat. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ "Finland: Aksel Kankaanranta wins UMK 2020 with "Looking Back"". wiwibloggs. 7 March 2020.
- ↑ "Aksel Kankaanrannan koskettava Looking Back -biisi kehottaa elämään hetkessä". yle.fi. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit: Aksel Kankaanranta" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ↑ "Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit: Aksel" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Finland:
- "Jättiläinen": "Listat – Musiikkituottajat: Singlet 50/2018" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- "Matkustaja": "Listat – Musiikkituottajat: Singlet 39/2021" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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