Jussi Chydenius (born 30 December 1972) is a Finnish musician and composer. He is best known for singing

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in the vocal ensemble

Rajaton Rajaton is a Finnish a cappella ensemble, founded in Helsinki in 1997. The Finnish word ''rajaton'' means "boundless", to indicate the breadth of their repertoire, from sacred classical to near Europop. Rajaton performs primarily in Finland bu ...

. He is the son of composer Kaj Chydenius and director Kaisa Korhonen. His brother is music producer Kalle Chydenius. He played drums for the rock band Don Huonot from 1989 to 2001 and was a founding member. He also starred in the sketch comedy show Vintiöt. Chydenius was elected at the

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in 2001 where he is also a member of the Cultural Board. In a review of a recent Rajaton concert, one writer noted that Chydenius, "sounds like a double-bass or creates an entire drum corps, realistically snapping out a snare drum rhythm and rolling it off into silence." Of the group, he noted, "Cymbals splash from everywhere in the group as needed but all these effects, marvellously, reach a pared-down level of subtlety which is neither under- nor over-done. The tiniest vocal inflection is inserted precisely in place, not studied, but spontaneous."Stephen Pedersen
"Rajaton showed extraordinary skill in ABBA concert "
''Chronicle Herald'', alifax, Nova Scotia March 7, 2010

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* 1972 births Living people Musicians from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish male singers 21st-century Finnish male singers 21st-century Finnish drummers {{Finland-singer-stub