1. Henkka Seppälä (1980)

Finnish Musician

Best known for his work as a bass player and backing vocalist for the Finnish power and melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, this musician performed on custom ESP...

2. Petri Lindroos (1980)

Finnish Musician

Death/folk metal guitarist and singer. He has been the lead vocalist for the band Ensiferum, and he founded the band Norther.

3. Perttu Kivilaakso (1978)

Finnish Musician

Finnish musician best known as the cellist for the band Apocalyptica.

4. Jani Liimatainen (1980)

Finnish Musician

Guitarist and founding member of the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica who has also performed with Cain's Offering.

5. Timo Kotipelto (1969)

Finnish Musician

Finnish vocalist of the metal bands Kotipelto and Stratovarius who has had several guest appearances with acts like Tarot, Warmen, and Gamma Ray.

6. Nick Gore (1974)

Finnish Musician

Notable as the bassist of the glam metal group Stala & SO, this Finnish musician rose to fame for his work with the rock group Lordi. Born Niko Hurme, he...

7. Marco Hietala (1966)

Finnish Musician

Vocalist, songwriter, and bassist known for his longtime work with the symphonic metal band Nightwish.

8. Olli Mustonen (1967)

Finnish Musician

Highly acclaimed musician, composer, and conductor who was co-founder and director of the Helsinki Festival Orchestra.

9. Roope Latvala (1970)

Finnish Musician

Finnish guitarist who was a founding member of the heavy metal band Stone and who has played with groups like Children of Bodom.

10. Paavo Siljamäki (1977)

Finnish Musician

Finnish DJ known for being a member of the trance music trio Above & Beyond. He is also a solo artist known for singles like "Remember (Summer Sun)."

11. Emppu Vuorinen (1978)

Finnish Musician

Guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.

12. Niilo Sevänen (1979)

Finnish Musician

Vocalist and bassist for the Finnish death metal band Insomnium. The band are best known for albums like 2006's "Above the Weeping World".

13. Signmark (1978)

Finnish Musician

Known for his eponymous 2006 debut album and for his later album, Breaking the Rules, this Finnish-born rapper had a successful music career despite being deaf. He was the first...

14. Janne Wirman (1979)

Finnish Musician

Pianist and keyboardist who was best known for playing with the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom.

15. Jukka Nevalainen (1978)

Finnish Musician

Metal drummer who is known for his work with the bands Nightwish and Sethian.

16. Toni Wirtanen (1975)

Finnish Musician

Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the rock group Apulanta. The band would release seven consecutive albums between 1997 and 2007 that topped the official Finnish charts.

17. Ben Varon (1983)

Finnish Musician

Guitarist and co-founder of the Finnish metal band Amoral. He played on the albums Wound Creations, Decrowning, Reptile Ride, Show Your Colors, and Beneath.

18. Mikko Lindström (1976)

Finnish Musician

Guitarist and songwriter most famous for being a founding member of the Finnish goth rock band HIM, with whom he has recorded platinum-selling albums like Dark Light (2005). He began...

19. Sami Vänskä (1976)

Finnish Musician

Finnish bassist who played with Nightwish, a metal band with a symphonic flavor. He joined them for their Wishmaster tour and played on their second LP, Oceanborn, in 1998.

20. Alexi Laiho (1979)

Finnish Musician

Lead guitarist and vocalist for the death metal band Children of Bodom. He also played with Impaled Nazarene and Warmen. He was ranked one of the The Greatest Metal Frontmen of...

21. Timo Tolkki (1966)

Finnish Musician

Guitarist, songwriter, and producer who was a member of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius.

22. Tuomas Holopainen (1976)

Finnish Musician

Founded and led the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He was heavily influenced by harmonic film music.

23. Andy McCoy (1962)

Finnish Musician

Lead guitarist of the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks who is a close friend of Bam Margera.

24. Antero Manninen (1973)

Finnish Musician

Known best for his session work with the symphonic metal group Apocalyptica, this Finnish cellist also performed with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; the Finnish National Opera Orchestra; and the...

25. Sami Kukkohovi (1974)

Finnish Musician

Sami Kukkohovi is a Finnish musician best known as the bassist of the Finnish metal band Sentenced. He joined the band in 1996 replacing Taneli Jarva and stayed with Sentenced...

26. Laura Mikkola (1974)

Finnish Musician

Laura Imola Mikkola is a Finnish pianist. Laura Mikkola having previously won Pretoria's UNISA TRANSNET and Helsinki's Maj Lind competitions and been awarded the XII Paloma O'Shea Competition's contemporary music...

27. Titus Hjelm (1974)

Finnish Musician

Titus Hjelm is an academic and musician from Helsinki Finland.

28. Sami Lopakka (1975)

Finnish Musician

Sami Lopakka is a Finnish guitarist and an author. Lopakka was one of two guitarists for the band Sentenced until it disbanded. Lopakka was the band's main lyric writer and...

29. Jalo Walamies (1975)

Finnish Musician

Jalo Walamies is a Finnish musician and songwriter. Walamies' music has numerous influences including country folk 1970s rock and artists such Tom Petty Bob Dylan Roger McGuinn Jeff Lynne and...

30. Jimi Constantine (1981)

Finnish Musician

Jimi Constantine Jorma Hiekkanen; born 31 December 1981) is the singer and guitarist of the Finnish rock-band Technicolour. He was previously a member of Tyrävyö and Cliché and his previous...

31. Johnny Spunky (1958)

Finnish Musician

Johnny Spunky actually Juha Kaarsalo is a Finnish musician songwriter und author. His early synthesizer works were published by the Finnish record label Hiljaiset Levyt in Tampere Finland and brought...

32. Teemu Mäntysaari (1987)

Finnish Musician

Teemu Manta Ray Mäntysaari is a guitarist for the Finnish band Wintersun and played for Imperanon until their break-up. He was born in Tampere Finland in 1987 and began playing...

33. Petteri Iivonen (1987)

Finnish Musician

Petteri Iivonen is a Finnish violinist. He has studied at the Sibelius Academy University of Southern California and the Tel Aviv University with Hagai Shaham. In 2005 he won the...

34. Emmi Silvennoinen (1988)

Finnish Musician

Emmi Silvennoinen is keyboardist for the folk metal band Ensiferum. She has been filling the role following the departure of Meiju Enho from Ensiferum in September 2007 before joining it...

35. Jann Wilde (1982)

Finnish Musician

Jann Wilde is a Finnish singer/songwriter from Tampere Finland. Born in 14 April 1982. Jann Wilde started his musical career when he released his demo EP Boys Out Of New...

36. Antti Anatomy (1982)

Finnish Musician

Antti 'Anatomy' Aatamila is a Finnish bassplayer in a glam-rock band Negative which he joined in the year 2000.

37. Sakari Kukko (1953)

Finnish Musician

Sakari Kukko is a Finnish musician.

38. Pekka Kuusisto (1976)

Finnish Musician

Pekka Kuusisto is a Finnish musician. Pekka Kuusisto began studying the violin at the age of three. His first violin teacher was Geza Szilvay at the East Helsinki Music Institute....

39. Tommi Liimatta (1976)

Finnish Musician

Tommi Liimatta is a musician writer and a poet most famous for being the singer songwriter and lyricist for the rock group Absoluuttinen Nollapiste. His other works include a novel...

40. Mikko Herranen (1976)

Finnish Musician

Mikko Herranen is a Finnish multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter and producer in rock music. His band RUST has released three albums and several singles between 2003-2010. Herranen competed in Michael Monroe's team...

41. Mr. Fastfinger (1976)

Finnish Musician

Mika Tyyskä better known by his stage name Mr. Fastfinger is a Finnish virtuoso guitarist and multi instrumentalist who encompasses several genres of music. Originally Mr. Fastfinger was an imaginary...

42. Carita Holmström (1954)

Finnish Musician

Carita Elisabeth Holmström is a Finnish pianist singer and songwriter. She has written and played jazz and classical music during her career. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest...

43. Matti Raekallio (1954)

Finnish Musician

Matti Raekallio is a Finnish pianist. He has performed in Europe the U. S. and Asia having debuted at the Carnegie Recital Hall in 1980. A professor at the Swedish...

44. Tuija Hakkila (1959)

Finnish Musician

Tuija Hakkila is a Finnish classical pianist. She studied at the Sibelius Academy and at the Conservatoire de Paris with Jacques Rouvier. She has performed as soloist in chamber groups...

45. Heikki Silvennoinen (1954)

Finnish Musician

Heikki Johannes Silvennoinen is a Finnish musician and an actor. He was a guitarist and a songwriter in several notable Finnish bands in 1970s and 1980s. He has also recorded...

46. Juhani Lagerspetz (Unknow)

Finnish Musician

Juhani Henrik Lagerspetz is a Finnish pianist trained at the Turku Conservatory and the Sibelius Academy where he serves as a lecturer. He was prized by the Alfred Kordelin Foundation...

47. Tapani Rinne (1962)

Finnish Musician

Tapani Rinne is a Finnish musician composer and record producer who is known for his experimental and innovative style with the clarinet and saxophone.

48. Harri Sjöström (1952)

Finnish Musician

Harri Sjöström is a saxophonist who specializes in the soprano saxophone.

49. Pekka Pohjola (1952)

Finnish Musician

Jussi Pekka Pohjola was a Finnish multi-instrumentalist composer and producer. Best known as a bass player Pohjola was also a classically trained pianist and violinist. Originally Pohjola rose to fame...

50. Dave Lindholm (1952)

Finnish Musician

Ralf-Henrik ”Dave” Lindholm is a Finnish guitarist and singer-songwriter who has made a career under his own name and also participated in some noteworthy groups. He has written songs and...