Oulu Music Video Festival was founded in 1994 by students of the Oulu School of Arts and Crafts. The festival's back bone is the Finnish Music Video Contest. The best Finnish music video is awarded with The Golden Pumpeli Award and the most promising young director is awarded with the Teen Pumpeli Award. The best Post-Production and cinematography received their own category in 2015 and have been awarded the Lens Pumpeli Award and the Post Pumpeli Award ever since. The Finnish Music Foundation (MES) gives out an annual award at the festival to a person who has furthered the art of music videos. Music videos are screened at the

Cultural Centre Valve Cultural Centre Valve is a cultural center in the Pokkinen neighbourhood in Oulu, Finland. The cultural center provides spaces for variety of cultural activities. There are two theatre stages, a cinema, galleries, workshops and other spaces in the ...

. The world famous Air Guitar World Championships were first held in 1996 as part of the Oulu Music Video Festival.

Awarded

2020

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Pariisin Kevät - Onks se Rakkautta (Juho R.A. Lähdesmäki) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Kuopus - Sun kämppään katoon (Anniina Joensalo) * Lens Pumpeli Award: Artem - Värit (Sami Rehmonen) * Post Pumpeli Award: Kyynel ft. Piän Mega Tuuttiz - Äiti (Ros Red) * Audience Pumpeli:

Turmion Kätilöt Turmion Kätilöt (literally "Midwives of Ruin", "Midwives of Bane" or "Midwives of Perdition") is a Finnish industrial metal band founded in 2003 by MC Raaka Pee and DJ Vastapallo, who until the latter's departure, were the only studio lineup ...

- Naitu (Rauli Ylitalo) * Honorable Mention: Artem - Värit (kaverikarim) * Honorable Mention: Yeboyah - Elovena EP (Inka Pitkänen & Ima Iduozee & Carmen Baltzar & Geoffrey Erista) * Honorable Mention: Cledos - TÄN KAA (kaverikarim) * Honorable Mention: Kuopus - Sun kämppään katoon (Anniina Joensalo) * Honorable Mention: Pyöveli & Nasty - Jeesus, Mooses & Pyöveli (James Kokko) * The Award for contributing music videos: Jean-Noël Mustonen

2019

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Räjäyttäjät - Samassa Veneessä (Kalevi Suopursu) * Teen Pumpeli Award: GMMT feat. Muumiponi - Netiketti (Juha Mattila) * Lens Pumpeli Award: Jesse Markin - Jericho (Hannu Pyyhtiä) * Post Pumpeli Award:

Chisu Christel Martina Roosberg (née Sundberg; born 3 January 1982), known by her stage name Chisu (), is a Finnish pop artist, songwriter, and producer. She wrote her first single, " Mun koti ei oo täällä", to the soundtrack of the 2007 film '' Soo ...

- Artisti/Narsisti (Liisa Vääriskoski) * Audience Pumpeli: OG Ulla-Maija - Myrkytyskeskus (Nuutti Pura) * The Award for contributing music videos: Viivi Huuska

2018

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Color Dolor - Anyway The Wind Blows (Juha Ilmari Laine) * Teen Pumpeli Award: joku iiris - Moi Äiti (Iiris Tuononen) * Lens Pumpeli Award: Jesse Markin - Blood (Anton Thompson Coon) * Post Pumpeli Award: Peltokurki - Musta koira (Tommi Rahko) * Audience Pumpeli: Sunrise Avenue - I Help You Hate Me (Anna Äärelä) * Honorable Mention: Femme en Fourrure - Ride (Miikka Lommi) * Honorable Mention: M - Tehtaantyttö (Sami Sänpäkkilä) * Honorable Mention: Janne Huttunen - Capetown Boogie Woogie (Teemu Nikki) * Honorable Mention: Sarah Palu - Koti merellä / Laulu lähteneele (Iiris Heikka) * The Award for contributing music videos: Taanila Mika

2017

* The Golden Pumpeli Award:

Huoratron Aku Raski, known by his stage name Huoratron, is a Finnish electronic music artist. Active since 2003, he is known for several releases such as "Prevenge", "$$ Troopers", and "Corporate Occult". He has also done a remix of HIM's "In Venere Veri ...

- XXIV - Crimes of Love (Perttu Saksa) * Teen Pumpeli Award: 23:23 - Faraway Island (Onni Nieminen) * Lens Pumpeli Award: Olavi Uusivirta - Kultaa hiuksissa (Tuomas Järvelä) * Post Pumpeli Award: Pete Parkkonen - Kohta sataa (Viivi Huuska) * Audience Pumpeli: Eevil Stöö - Oon Eazy E (Lauri Tarvainen) * Honorable Mention: Roby - Waterfalls (Juha Ilmari Laine) * Honorable Mention: F.U.N.C. - Nectar (Simo Liukka) * Honorable Mention: Lasane! - Ruutu (Jyrki Pyörnilä, Veli-Matti Torkko) * The Award for contributing music videos: Hannu Aukia

2016

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Mikko Joensuu - Warning Sign (Ezra Gould) * Teen Pumpeli Award: The Holy - This Will Be the Day That I Die (Juho Länsiharju) * Lens Pumpeli Award: Irma Agiashvili - In Vain * Post Pumpeli Award: Asa - 5000 (Totte Rautiainen) * Audience Pumpeli: Cristal Snow - Love is Blind (Viivi Huuska) * Honorable Mention: Draama-Helmi - Kukkuu (Helmi Kajaste) * Honorable Mention:

- Bit Rot (Kim Koponen, Tuomas A. Laitinen, Aku Raski) * Honorable Mention: Äänet Päässä Hiljaa! - Uraputki (Roosa Melentjeff) * Honorable Mention: Pekko - Hunger (Anton Tammi)

2015

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Talmud Beach - Ain't So Young (Tuomo Tuovinen) * Teen Pumpeli Award: SOFA - Tyttörukka (Ulla Heikkilä) * Lens Pumpeli Award: Haamu - Rushdie Remix feat. MNSTRMKK, Kalifornia-Keke, Paperi-T (Jukka Moisio) * Post Pumpeli Award: Musta Barbaari - Kuka pelkää pimeet (Taito Kawata) * Audience Pumpeli: Jälkkä - Kesärenkaat (se parempi versio) feat. Robin (Rise) * Honorable Mention: Musta Barbaari - Kuka pelkää pimeet (Taito Kawata) * Honorable Mention: Khid - Myyn kaikki paitsi Kate Bushin levyt (Tomi Seppälä) * Honorable Mention: Antti Kristus - Minä Vihaan (Rolf Lindblom, Arto Toivonen) * Honorable Mention: Milla Rumi - Ilot, halut ja valheet (Milla Rumi & työryhmä)

2014

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Le Roi - Lintu (ohjaus Sakari Lerkkanen) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Olavi Uusivirta - Ollaanko tämä kesä näin? (Mirkka Kallio) * Audience Pumpeli:

Stam1na Stam1na (pronounced ) is a Finnish Heavy metal music, heavy metal musical group native of Lemi, South Karelia. Their music is arguably best described as thrash metal with some progressive metal, death metal, death, Alternative metal, alternative ...

- Panzerfaust (Jouni Kallio) * Honorable Mention: Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana - Ne burnaa (Sami Joensuu) * Honorable Mention: Milla Rumi - Luulaulu (Iiro Hokkanen, Niko Hatara) * Honorable Mention: Ameeba - Vanhasielu (Jukka Metsäaho) * Honorable Mention:

Jonna Tervomaa Jonna Marika Tervomaa (born January 7, 1973) is a Finnish pop singer and songwriter. She was born in Forssa Forssa is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located almost in the centre of a triangle defined by the three largest major cit ...

- Tikapuut (

Mika Ronkainen Mika Ronkainen (born 6 August 1970) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter from Oulu, Northern Finland. Ronkainen is the co-creator and director of successful crime drama ''All the Sins'' and he has also worked with documentary films and theat ...

) * Honorable Mention: Gracias - Levels (Stream Fast, Die Young) (Ezra Gould) * Honorable Mention: Paleface - Mull' on lupa (Teemu Niukkanen)

2013

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Jori Sjöroos &

Paula Vesala Paula Julia Vesala (born December 10, 1981) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, actress, and playwright. She was one of two singers and main lyricist in the pop rock duo PMMP along with Mira Luoti. Her solo career began in 2015 under the stage name ...

- Satumaa (ohjaus Teemu Niukkanen) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Gracias - Let Myself Go (Taito Kawata) * Audience Pumpeli:

Michael Monroe Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm (born 17 June 1962), better known by his stage name Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star sid ...

- Ballad Of The Lower East Side (

Ville Juurikkala Ville Akseli Juurikkala (born 6 March 1980) is a Finnish photographer and music video director. He is best known as a "rock photographer", having had a long working relationship with bands such as HIM, Nightwish and Apocalyptica. Other notable fi ...

) * Honorable Mention: Laineen Kasperi - 7 miljardia soluttautujaa (Terjo Aaltonen) * Honorable Mention: Mariska & Pahat Sudet - Kukkurukuu (Miikka Lommi) * Honorable Mention: Sweet Moses - Kaleidoscope (Juha Ilmari Laine) * Honorable Mention: I Was a Teenage Satan Worshipper - Make Your Move (Teemu Niukkanen) * Honorable Mention: J. Karjalainen - Sydänlupaus ( Misko Iho) * Honorable Mention: Rättö ja Lehtisalo - Spiritismi (

Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo (born 1972) is a Finnish bassist. In 1991, he founded Circle, a prolific band drawing influences from heavy metal and krautrock to develop a style of repetitive experimental rock. He also runs a record label, Ektro Records, releas ...

, Eetu Henttonen)

2012

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Pariisin Kevät - Kesäyö (ohjaus Hannu Aukia) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Puhti - Sipiläs (Tommi Kainulainen) * Audience Pumpeli:

- Valtiaan uudet vaateet (Tuomas Petsalo) * Honorable Mention:

- Cryptocracy (Lauri Warsta) * Honorable Mention:

Von Hertzen Brothers Von Hertzen Brothers is a Finnish rock group formed in 2000, by three brothers. Their music is a mix of classic rock and progressive elements, folk, punk and contemporary rock. Each of the brothers have a notable history in the Finnish rock sce ...

- Always Been Right (Nazal Delay) * Honorable Mention:

- Kohtalon Oma ( Misko Iho) * Honorable Mention: Streak and the Raven - Speed of Light (Otto Kylmälä) * Honorable Mention:

- Puolikas ihminen (Jouni Kallio) * Honorable Mention:

Mirel Wagner Mirel Wagner (born 3 December 1987), is a Finnish singer-songwriter. She was born in Ethiopia and raised in Espoo, Finland. Career Wagner has been writing songs since the age of 16. Her self-titled debut album was released in February 2011 by th ...

- No Death (Aki Roukala)

2011

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Olavi Uusivirta - Sydänmaa (ohjaus Henna Riikonen) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Juju - Loppu (Joona Sarisalmi) * Audience Pumpeli:

- Yhdeksän tien päät (Jouni Kallio) * Honorable Mention: Manboy - How It Hurts (Teemu Niukkanen) * Honorable Mention: SMC Lähiörotat - Yks risti kaks (Jaakko Itäaho, Jukka Metsäaho) * Honorable Mention: CMX - Auringon kultainen kaupunki (Hannu Aukia) * Honorable Mention:

Haloo Helsinki! Haloo Helsinki! ( en, Hello, Helsinki!) is a pop rock band from Finland, founded in 2006. They have released five studio albums, all of which have reached the top ten on the Finnish Albums Chart. From 2007 to 2012, the band were signed to EMI Fi ...

- Kokeile minua ( Misko Iho) * Honorable Mention:

Husky Rescue Husky Rescue is a Finnish electronic music band from Helsinki, formed in 2002. The group consists of Marko Nyberg, Johanna Kalén, and Antony Bentley. History 2002–2010 Husky Rescue was formed by Marko Nyberg, who began composing under the n ...

- Fast Lane (Antony Bentley) * Honorable Mention: Zebra and Snake - Big Bad Drummer (Juho Risto Aukusti Lähdesmäki)

2010

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper - Amsterdamned (ohjaus Teemu Niukkanen) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Jesse - Odotin ihmettä (Mikko Mällinen) * Audience Pumpeli:

- Pakkolasku (Tuomas Petsalo) * Honorable Mention: Jukka Ässä - Paha maa (Teemu Niukkanen) * Honorable Mention: Femme en Fourrure - Plump Bisquit (Miikka Lommi) * Honorable Mention:

PMMP PMMP was a Finnish pop rock band fronted by singers Paula Vesala and Mira Luoti and backed by musicians Mikko Virta, Juho Vehmanen and Heikki Kytölä. The name of the band is often said to be an abbreviation of the sentence "Paulan ja Mira ...

- Valitusvirsi (Mika Kurvinen) * Honorable Mention: Olavi Uusivirta - Uni (Wille Hyvönen) * Honorable Mention:

Raptori Raptori was a rap group, formed 1989 in Hyvinkää, Finland. They were pioneers of Finnish rap music. Raptori were both aggressive and humoristic at once, and often used counter-intuitive rhymes. During the last years of 1990s dozens of new Fin ...

- Tosi tarttuva täytebiisi 16 (Markus Virpiö) * Honorable Mention:

- They are coming (

Pete Riski Pete Riski (born 9 January 1974) is a Finnish music video director. He has directed music videos for hard rock band Lordi, among others, and directed the 2008 horror film ''Dark Floors''. Riski was born in Rovaniemi and studied from 1992 to 19 ...

)

2009

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Eleanoora Rosenholm - Ambulanssikuskitar (ohjaus Pete Veijalainen) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Regina - Tapaa minut aamulla (Iiro Hokkanen) * Audience Pumpeli: Cheek - Jos mä oisin sä (Wille Hyvönen) * Honorable Mention:

Don Johnson Big Band Don Johnson Big Band is an alternative hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland. Their music blends influences from a variety of genres such as electronic music, funk, rock, jazz and hip hop. History The name "Don Johnson Big Band" comes from ...

- L.L.H (Aleksi Koskinen, Akseli Tuomivaara) * Honorable Mention: Eleanoora Rosenholm - Maailmanloppu (Sami Sänpäkkilä, Mika Rättö) * Honorable Mention: Zebra and Snake - Colors (Miikka Lommi) * Honorable Mention: Elk - Hot Breathing (Aleksi Koskinen, Akseli Tuomivaara) * Honorable Mention: Medeia - Cold Embrace (Medeia) * Honorable Mention:

Kotiteollisuus Kotiteollisuus is a Finnish hard rock and heavy metal band that was formed in 1991 in Lappeenranta. The band released its first demo tape in 1993 under the name "Hullu ukko ja Kotiteollisuus" ('Crazy Old Fogey and Cottage Industry'). The short ...

- Mahtisanat (Antti Hyyrynen)

2008

* The Golden Pumpeli Award:

- Lääke (ohjaus Jouni Kallio) * Teen Pumpeli Award:

The Gambit The Gambit is a recording Finnish musician, producer and composer. The Gambit debuted in Finland in 2005 with his single Move Gambit/Cos My Clique Is, which charted in the top 10 of the Finnish Singles Chart. As an artist composing, writing and ...

- Snake Styles ungle rattle(Magdalena Spiik) * Audience Pumpeli: Nightwish - The Islander (Stobe Harju) * Honorable Mention: The Millioners - Body Into Us (Jotti Taival) * Honorable Mention:

- $$ Troopers (Las Palmas) * Honorable Mention: Iiwanajulma - Absinttia (Henrik Mennander) * Honorable Mention: Pintandwefall - Somewhere I´d Be Worshipper (My Lovin´ Martian) * Honorable Mention: Pooma - Snow (Jussi Kemppainen) * Honorable Mention:

Stig Dogg Pasi Siitonen (born 22 August 1978, in Finland), better known by his stage name Stig or Stig Dogg, is a Finnish hip hop, R&B and country music singer. He has also played in jazz/funk bands like G-Litter, Kuja Orchestra and Raisin Team. He is ...

- VadelmaSuklaa (Pete Veijalainen)

2007

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Montevideo - Come Clean (ohjaus Las Palmas -ohjaajakollektiivi) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Moses Hazy - Suck My Elbow (J-M Kenttälä, Petra Pöyliö) * Audience Pumpeli: Montevideo - Come Clean (ohjaus Las Palmas -ohjaajakollektiivi) * Honorable Mention:

Ruoska Ruoska (in Finnish "whip") is a Finnish metal band from the Juva municipality. Biography The beginnings, ''Kuori'' and ''Riisu'' (2002−2003) Ruoska was formed in 2002 with some of the same members from the comedy rock band Natsipaska. Th ...

- Mies yli laidan (Henrik Mennander) * Honorable Mention:

- Joku raja (Miikka Lommi) * Honorable Mention: Timo Rautiainen - Outolintu (Vesa-Matti Vainio) * Honorable Mention: Déclassé - Shadows (Kari Salmi, RK Jenny) * Honorable Mention: Pariisin kevät - Samoilla raitella (Veera Luhtala) * Honorable Mention:

Deep Insight Deep Insight is a rock band from Helsinki, Finland. The band was formed in early 2002 by childhood friends Jukka (vocals) and Johannes (guitar). They were later joined by Miska (bass) and Ville (drums). Their music is a mixture of American and e ...

- New Day (Akseli Tuomivaara)

2006

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Magyar Posse - Whirlpool of Terror and Tension (ohjaus Lauri Warsta ja Jouni Karttunen) * Teen Pumpeli Award:

Velcra Velcra was a Finnish rock band, established 2000. Their music features female vocals (both clean and distorted) on a background of heavily distorted guitars and marching beats with heavy use of sample loops. History They soon signed to Virgin ...

- Memory Loss (Chrzu) * Audience Pumpeli: Magyar Posse - Whirlpool Of Terror And Tension (ohjaus Lauri Warsta ja Jouni Karttunen) * Honorable Mention:

- Road (Akseli Tuomivaara) * Honorable Mention:

Aavikko Aavikko is a Finnish synth music band, formed in Siilinjärvi in 1995. Their hallmarks include a campy, decidedly "East European" style and plastic-sounding synthesizer themes. The band themselves call their style "''muysic''" (a portmanteau of ...

- Una Lira Soluzione (Matleena Jänis, Emilia Lehtinen) * Honorable Mention: Ninja - Fashion (Miikka Lommi) * Honorable Mention: Lodger - Satan (Hannes Häyhä) * Honorable Mention:

Leningrad Cowboys The Leningrad Cowboys are a Finnish rock band who perform rock and roll covers of other songs. They have exaggerated pompadour hairstyles and wear long, pointy shoes. They often work with the Russian military band the Alexandrov Ensemble. Be ...

- You're My Heart, You're My Soul (Teemu Auersalo) * Honorable Mention: Zarkus - Huudetaan ( Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen)

2005

* The Golden Pumpeli Award:

- Päiväkoti (ohjaus Finn Andersson) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Trio Tetris - Tattarmosshen (Anu Liikkanen) * Audience Pumpeli:

Disco Ensemble Disco Ensemble is a Finnish post-hardcore/alternative rock band, originating from the small town of Ulvila. They have been noted for their energetic sound and rhythm, original guitar riffs and electronic synthesizer sounds. History Early years ( ...

- Drop Dead Casanova (Lauri Warsta, Jouni Karttunen) * Honorable Mention:

- Kaihola (Tommi Karvinen) * Honorable Mention: Quintessence - Delirous (Vesa Manninen) * Honorable Mention:

- Vieraan sanomaa (Sami Parkkinen, Jaakko Kilpiäinen) * Honorable Mention:

- New Light Of Tomorrow (

) * Honorable Mention:

Zen Cafe Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), an ...

- Taivas on kirkas ja napakka (Pete Veijalainen) * Honorable Mention:

- Drop Dead Casanova (Lauri Warsta, Jouni Karttunen)

2004

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Sweatmaster - Song with No Words (ohjaus Kalle Kotila ja Tomi Malakias) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Steen1 - Jarden träkki (Antti Salminen, Saija Salonen) * Audience Pumpeli: Sweatmaster - Song with No Words (ohjaus Kalle Kotila ja Tomi Malakias) * Honorable Mention: DJ Slow - Keep Moving (Miikka Lommi) * Honorable Mention: The Crash - Still Alive (Tommi Pietiläinen) * Honorable Mention:

Zen Café Zen Café was a Finnish rock band that was founded in Turku in 1992. The band derived its name from the book ''Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'' by Robert M. Pirsig at the suggestion of band's bassist Kari Nylander. Other original mem ...

- Piha ilman sadettajaa (Pete Veijalainen) * Honorable Mention:

Elastinen Kimmo Ilpo Juhani Laiho (born 1981), better known by his stage name Elastinen (meaning ''elastic'' in Finnish), is a Finnish rap musician and also known as one of the founders and is the CEO of the Finnish independent rap label Rähinä Records ...

- Syljen (Jani Tolin) * Honorable Mention: Lodger - I Love Death (Hannes Häyhä) * Honorable Mention:

- City Lights (Miikka Lommi)

2003

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Lodger - Doorsteps (ohjaus Hannes Häyhä) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Markus Castrén - Here With Me (Teemu Niukkanen) * Audience Pumpeli: Lodger - Doorsteps (ohjaus Hannes Häyhä) * Honorable Mention: Willycranes - Woops 25 (Arn-Henrik Blomqvist) * Honorable Mention:

Amorphis Amorphis is a Finnish heavy metal band founded by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other genres, including progressive metal, ...

- Evil Inside (Taku Kaskela) * Honorable Mention:

Fintelligens Fintelligens is a hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland. The band is formed of two MCs: Elastinen and Iso H. The band has released three albums and one compilation, all selling more than 150,000 copies. Career In the early 1990s the Finnish hi ...

- En vaihtais päivääkään (Kusti Manninen) * Honorable Mention:

Scandinavian Music Group Scandinavian Music Group (or SMG) is a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language ...

- Ei mun oo hyvä olla yksin (Tommi Mattila) * Honorable Mention: Au Pair - Juhlat (J-P Passi, Tomi Tuomaala) * Honorable Mention: Infekto - Miami Treble (Lauri Warsta, Jouni Karttunen, Kotila Kalle)

2002

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Kemopetrol - Goodbye (ohjaus Miikka Lommi) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Loudtribe - Rocketfuel (Lauri Warsta, Jouni Karttunen) * Audience Pumpeli: Ruotomieli - Kivinen tie (Vesa Rönty) * Honorable Mention: The Crash - Lauren caught my eye (Tommi Pietiläinen) * Honorable Mention:

Lordi Lordi () is a Finnish hard rock/ heavy metal band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu). In addition to their melodic metal music, Lordi are also known for wearing monster ma ...

- Would You Love a Monsterman (

) * Honorable Mention:

- Rakastaa/Ei rakasta (Pete Veijalainen) * Honorable Mention: Kemopetrol - Saw It On Tv (Teemu Nikki) * Honorable Mention: The Odorants - This Night (Jaakko Slotte) * Honorable Mention: Iiwana Julma - Tilkkutäkki (Tommi Karvinen)

2001

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Op:l Bastards - Scorpius (ohjaus Jon Sundell) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Tulenkantajat - Rollofunk (Petri Kyttälä) * Audience Pumpeli: Prof. Heikerö - Join niin (Jari Leinonen) * Honorable Mention: Kukka - Hot Light (Jukka Kärkkäinen) * Honorable Mention: Marlo - Dust (Miikka Lommi) * Honorable Mention: Ismo Alanko Säätiö - Sisäinen solarium (Teemu Nikki) * Honorable Mention: Manboy - A Bore (Pasi Pauni) * Honorable Mention: Paleface - Back to Square One (Tommi Pietiläinen) * Honorable Mention: Z-MC - The Drum and The Bass (

)

2000

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Disco - Ilkeitä asioita (ohjaus Finn Andersson) * Audience Pumpeli:

Nylon Beat Nylon Beat was a Finnish girl group consisting of Jonna Kosonen and Erin Koivisto (later known as Erin during her solo career). Their main period of popularity was during the late 1990s and early 2000s. History The band was formed in 1995 as ...

- Syytön (

) * Special Honorable Mention: Pauli Hanhiniemen perunateatteri - Vieraslista (Teemu Nikki) * Special Honorable Mention: Giant Robot - Jennifer Kissed Me (Kaisa Penttilä) * Honorable Mention:

- Voittamaton (Miikka Lommi) * Honorable Mention:

Apulanta Apulanta is a Finnish rock band, founded in 1991 when its members were in their mid-teens. In September 2009, Apulanta members established an independent label, Päijät-Hämeen Sorto ja Riisto ("Päijänne Tavastian Oppression and Exploitation ...

- Odotus (Tuukka Temonen) * Honorable Mention: Seremoniamestari - Ihana päivä (Tomi Yli-Suvanto)

1999

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: The Crash - Sugared (ohjaus Tommi Pietiläinen) * The Public Pumpeli Award: The Crash - Sugared (ohjaus Tommi Pietiläinen) * Honorable Mention:

The Rasmus The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer-songwriter), Eero Heinone ...

- Liquid (Viljami Eronen) * Honorable Mention: Neomarkka - Yksi kahdelle (Mikko Hilke, Jukka Salonen, Hermanni Yli-Tapsa) * Honorable Mention:

- En sinulta rauhaa saa (Sökö Kaukoranta) * Honorable Mention: Supperheads - Heavenly High (

) * Honorable Mention:

Egotrippi Egotrippi is a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * ...

- Ulkopuolella (Kie von Hertzen)

1998

* The Golden Pumpeli Award:

- El Cebo/Panama (Esa Nissi, J-P Passi ja Pasi Pirttiaho) * Audience Pumpeli: Pipoz - Here we go (Jaakko Saurama) * Special Honorable Mention:

Ultra Bra Ultra Bra was a Finnish band, formed in 1994 by Olli Virtaperko and Kerkko Koskinen, and disbanded in 2001. Band history In 1994, Olli Virtaperko heard about a political song contest held by the Finnish Democratic Youth League (predecessor of ...

- Sinä lähdit pois (

Aleksi Bardy Aleksi Bardy (born 24 September 1970 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish television writer, screenwriter and film producer. He has been a political activist on the left of the political spectrum ( Left Alliance), once standing in elections for the ...

) * Special Honorable Mention:

Bomfunk Mc's The Bomfunk MC's is a Finnish hip hop group that was active between 1998 and 2005, before reuniting in 2018. The group's frontman is the rapper B.O. Dubb (born Raymond Ebanks, and formerly known as "B.O.W."), and the main producer is Jaakko Sa ...

- Uprocking beats (Miikka Lommi) * Special Honorable Mention:

- Mitä vaan (Tuukka Temonen) * Honorable Mention: Come Inside - Hold Me Now (

) * Honorable Mention:

Jimi Tenor Jimi Tenor (born Lassi O. T. Lehto, 1965) is a Finnish musician. His artist name is a combination of the first name of his youth idol Jimmy Osmond and the tenor saxophone. His band Jimi Tenor & His Shamans released its first album in 1988, whilst ...

- Midsummernight (Sökö Kaukoranta) * Honorable Mention:

Apocalyptica Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso, and jazz drummer Mikko Sirén. Originally a classical- ...

- Harmageddon (Kare Hellén) * Honorable Mention:

- Routa ei lopu (Miikko Oikkonen)

1997

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Aknestik - Neptunus (Jukka Takalo) * Audience Pumpeli: Tjad & Jasupehmo - Avaruuslimonadi (Antti Haaranen, Jaakko Huuki) * Honorable Mention:

Aki Sirkesalo Aki Pekka Antero Sirkesalo (25 July 1962 – 26 December 2004) was a Finnish singer and broadcaster. Career Sirkesalo started his public career in 1984 as an announcer in the Finnish Broadcasting Company radio show ''Rockradio''. In 1986, he fo ...

- Seksuaalista häirintää (Sökö Kaukoranta) * Honorable Mention: Arto Tamminen - Utopia (

) * Honorable Mention: Waldo - The Look (

Marko Antila Marko Antila (born 1969) is a Finnish film producer and director. Antila studied in Tampere at the Art and Film School. Antila has directed dozens of music videos, and he moved into commercial business in 1998. Antila has won several national a ...

) * Honorable Mention: Sound of R.E.L.S. - Crazy Music (Sökö Kaukoranta, Hector Abaunza-Canales)

1996

* The Golden Pumpeli Award:

Rinneradio RinneRadio is a Finnish group of electro jazz pioneers. Operating on the boundaries of jazz and electronic music, RinneRadio fused jazz into ambient music and techno years before it became a worldwide trend and added hints of world music into i ...

- Aromaa Alt Too (Michael Aston) * Audience Pumpeli: The Leo Bugariloves - Lämmöllä ja antaumuksella (Tuija Karén) * Honorable Mention: Generators - Rearrange (Mikko Pitkänen) * Honorable Mention:

Don Huonot Don Huonot was one of the most popular Finnish rock bands in Finland in the 1990s. They had many radio hits and their live sessions were known as being very emotional and energetic experiences. After 10 years and 7 albums, the band broke up. ...

& Sub Urban Tribe - Sirkuksessa (Kie von Hertzen) * Honorable Mention:

- Seireeni (Aulis Moisio, Tommi Tikka) * Honorable Mention: Jasse Kesti - Minimal rain (Kari Mankinen) * Honorable Mention: 22-Pistepirkko - Don't play cello (jello mix) (

) * Honorable Mention: Circle - Valerian (

Mika Taanila Mika Taanila (born 1965 in Helsinki) is a Finnish film director and visual artist. His films can be categorized somewhere between the traditions of classic documentary film-making, avant-garde and video art. His most notable films are ''Tectonic P ...

) * Honorable Mention:

- Lä-lä-lä (

)

1995

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: 22-Pistepirkko - (Just a) Little Bit More (

) * Audience Pumpeli: The Leo Bugariloves - Viiden tuulen lakki (Tuija Karén) * Honorable Mention: The Insult that made a man out of mac - Underhygiene (Heikki Paulaharju, Mikko Pitkänen) * Honorable Mention: Supperheads - Twentysomething (

) * Honorable Mention: Sick Things International - Dive (Heikki Paulaharju, Mikko Pitkänen) * Honorable Mention: Waldo - It´s About Time (Eppu Kärki) * Honorable Mention: 22-Pistepirkko - Gimme Some Water (

, Asko Keränen) * Honorable Mention: Sweetheart - Life among cannibals (Kimmo Schroderus) * Honorable Mention: Werner Vorman rautasirkus - Ligeia (Tomi Jarva, Anssi Puisto)

1994

* The Golden Pumpeli Award: Barnhill Boys - Greasy Raymond (Pekka Turunen) * Audience Pumpeli: Brüssel Kaupallinen - Kivinen kosteus (Jukka Takalo) * The Kid Pumpeli Award: Pentti Rasinkangas & Ohilyönti - Lehmän mopo (Paul Warren) * Honorable Mention: Russian Love - Will you come out to play? (

, Panu Tyhtilä) * Honorable Mention: Wilma - Claudius (Hande Andersson) * Honorable Mention: Invisible Dolls sound parade - Työtäni teen/Voitko luopua nyt (Anneli Nygren) * Honorable Mention:

Janita Janita Maria (née Raukko; born 28 December 1978), better known by her stage name Janita, (pronounced "YA-nee-tah") is a Finnish-born, American singer-songwriter. Born in Helsinki, she started her career in Finland and later moved to Brooklyn a ...

- Mikään ei oo mahdotonta (Riitta Sourander) * Honorable Mention: Circle - Crawatt (Jorma Mehtonen) * Honorable Mention: Mahtavat lämpöpussit - Jeesus käski mut parturiin (Vesa Kataisto, Pekka Heiman) * Honorable Mention: Saukki ja Pikkuoravat - Villin lännen villitys (Rauni Järvilehto)

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