Suomen Talvisota 1939–1940 was a provocative Finnish rock band in the years 1969 and 1970. Their only album is called ''Underground-Rock''. Lyrics for the band were provided under pseudonyms by M.A. Numminen and the

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poets Markku Into (under the pseudonym Taannehtiva Seuralainen) and

Jarkko Laine Jarkko Aarre Juhani Laine (17 March 1947 – 19 August 2006) was a Finland, Finnish poet and a writer of prose and plays. He also translated American literature to Finnish.''International Who's who in Poetry''. United Kingdom, International Biog ...

(under the pseudonym Lauri Kenttä, a reference to

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's alter ego, Clark Kent). The name of the band literally means "The Finnish

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1939-1940". They are widely considered a founding band of Finnish rock music, starting the careers of Numminen and Rauli Badding Somerjoki, influencing artists such as

Juice Leskinen Juhani Juice Leskinen (born Pauli Matti Juhani Leskinen; 19 February 1950 – 24 November 2006), better known as Juice Leskinen ( as if the word ''juice'' were Finnish) was one of the most important and successful Finnish singer-songwriters of ...

, and even serving as early precursors to the Finnish punk scene.

Line-up

* M.A. Numminen (under the pseudonyms Oriveden kenkätehdas, E. Väline, Ruotsin Kuningas, La Kamarado) *

Rauli Somerjoki Rauli Somerjoki (born Rauli Aarre Tapani Somerjoki; August 30, 1947 – January 14, 1987), known professionally as "Badding", was a Finnish rock singer born in the town of Somero into a family of five children. His records were published on su ...

(under the pseudonyms G.A. Johanssonin Perikunta, V. Esine) * Pentti Aho * Arto Koskinen * Heikki Kasari * Rauli "Pole" Ojanen (under the pseudonym Erik af Venusberg) * Timo Aarniala (a visual artist)

Other personnel on the album

Tarmo Manni Tarmo Manni (30 July 1921, in Saarijärvi – 24 September 1999, in Helsinki) was a Finnish theatre and film actor. He worked for the Finnish National Theatre 41 years of his 44-year career and appeared in 65 films from 1944 to 1999. Manni was ...

(Kosminen Nauraja) * Antero Jakoila * Ronnie Österberg * Paroni Paakkunainen * Heikki Kasari * Tommi Parko * Mamba Koskinen * Kikke Bergholm * Matti Bergström * Matti Oiling * Raikka Rautarinne

Albums discography

* ''Underground-Rock'' (1970)

References

External links

Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940 @ pHinnWeb
Finnish musical groups {{Finland-band-stub