Oskar Merikanto was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist.
Juhani Juice Leskinen, better known as Juice Leskinen was one of the most important and successful Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. From the early 1970s onward he released nearly 30 full-length albums and wrote song lyrics for dozens of other Finnish artists. Several of Leskinen's songs have reached classic status in Finnish popular music, e.g., "Viidestoista yö", "Kaksoiselämää" and "Syksyn sävel". His early records are considered staples of the so-called Manserock movement of the mid-'70s. He also wrote poetry and plays and published nine collections of verse and seven plays.
Leevi and the Leavings was a Finnish rock band, active from 1978 to 2003.
Yö was a Finnish rock band, formed in 1981 in Pori, Finland.
Samuli Casimir Edelmann is a Finnish actor and singer.
Paula Kristiina Koivuniemi is a Finnish singer who started her singing career in the 1960s. Koivuniemi released her first hit single "Perhonen" (Butterfly) in 1966. In the 1970s her career was in decline, but during the 1980s she had many hit singles in Finland – she received nine gold albums and one diamond album. During her career, Koivuniemi has sold over 345,000 certified records, which places her among the top 30 of best-selling soloists and top six of the best-selling female soloists in Finland.
Nina Tapio is a Finnish singer, songwriter, musical actor, and session musician. Her singing career started at the age of five, when she sang on a children's record.
Kaija Kokkola, better known by her stage name Kaija Koo, is a Finnish singer.
Markku Aro, is a Finnish singer who represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 in Ireland with the pop-duo Koivistolaiset. They appeared with the song "Tie uuteen päivään". He has released many albums in his country and was awarded with the Iskelmä-Finlandia prize for schlager music in 2017.
Monica Aspelund is a Finnish singer. She is the older sister of Ami Aspelund.
Kari Tapani Jalkanen, better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. During his career, he was one of the most popular singers in Finland for decades; having sold over 830,000 certified records, he is the best-selling soloist in the country. Kari Tapio was born in Suonenjoki, Finland. In the 1960s he performed in his home town Pieksämäki with the local bands ER-Quartet and Jami & The Noisemakers. In 1966 he took singing lessons from Ture Ara.
Kauko Röyhkä,, is a Finnish rock musician and author. Since the early 1980s he has been a popular rock artist in Finland known especially as a strong lyricist.
Yölintu is a Finnish schlager band from Pori. The band was formed by Simo Silmu and Markus Kuusijoensuu in 1992.
Eino Grön, born January 31, 1939, is a Finnish American singer known for his performance of a wide range of popular music styles, including Tango, jazz, and spiritual music. Grön was born at the island of Reposaari in Pori but has lived the last 30 years mainly in Palm Beach, Florida.
Pertti "Pepe" Willberg is a Finnish singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Ruohonen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Events from the year 2020 in Finland
Åke Kalevi Keihänen was a Finnish travel agency entrepreneur, director of Keihäsmatkat and a groundbreaking figure in Finnish tourism. Keihänen became known for his extravagant behaviour, long hair and unique style of dress – in advertisement photography, he wore a chinchilla fur coat with only a pair of swimming trunks underneath. The coat was said to have cost him 120,000 markka. Keihänen was said to have copied his style of dress from the Danish travel agency entrepreneur Simon Spies.
Seppo Ruohonen was a Finnish operatic tenor and voice pedagog.
Vauhti kiihtyy is a song by Finnish iskelmä duo Matin ja Teppo, released in 1989 on the album Aito Tunne, and on a seven-inch vinyl single. The song is written by Matti Rouhonen and composed by Veli-Pekka Lehto.
