Finnish drummerMusical artist

Sami Kristian Karppinen is a Finnish drummer. He is the drummer of Swedish heavy metal band Therion (1998–2001, 2017–present), sound engineer and producer in Modern Art Studio, and session drummer. He has been working as drum tech for Therion, after he left the band, but he rejoined Therion in 2017 November, replacing Johan Koleberg who left the band almost precisely one year before.

On 16 November 2021, it was announced that Karppinen would be performing drums temporarily for Opeth on their North American tour, following the departure of Opeth's drummer Martin Axenrot.

References

• "Sami Karppinen". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
• "Sami Karppinen's departure from Therion". Therion official website. 6 March 2003. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.