''Suomi-Finland'' is the sixth studio album of the Finnish rock band

Sielun Veljet Sielun Veljet () was a Finnish rock band of the 1980s. They were formed soon after the disbanding of Hassisen Kone by its former frontman Ismo Alanko. Sielun Veljet never achieved the fame or the record sales figures of Hassisen Kone, but they b ...

. It was released in 1988 between two English language albums, '' Shit-Hot'' and '' Softwood Music Under Slow Pillars''. ''Suomi-Finland'' has a more acoustic sound than earlier Sielun Veljet material, anticipating the

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, all-acoustic ''Softwood Music Under Slow Pillars''. "Volvot ulvoo kuun savuun" has been covered by

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band

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Track listing

Music and lyrics by

Ismo Alanko Ismo Kullervo Alanko (; born November 12, 1960) is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist. Alanko is known ...

except where noted.Suomen Äänitearkisto r. y.
- Retrieved on April 10, 2008 # "Intro"—0:35 # "Lainsuojaton" (Alanko, Orma) -- 3:10 # "Suomi-Finland" (Alanko, Orma) -- 3:40 # "Huuhaa puuhaa" (Sielun Veljet) -- 3:25 # "Rock'n'Roll"—3:40 # "Ihminen" (Alanko, Orma) -- 5:31 # "Totuus vai tequila"—3:35 # "Sumuista hymyä"—5:30 # "Alamäkeen" (Sielun Veljet) -- 4:23 # "Kaisa ja Ben"—3:54 # "Volvot ulvoo kuun savuun" (Sielun Veljet) -- 3:29

Personnel

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

* Jukka Orma—guitar,

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, keyboards, vocals * Jouko Hohko --

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

, vocals * Alf Forsman --

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

Notes

{{Authority control 1988 albums Sielun Veljet albums