Iso H (real name: Carl Henrik Rosenberg), born 11 January 1979,

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

, is a Finnish rap musician. Together with his colleague

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 ...

, he formed the Finnish rap band

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 ...

. On 30 June 2005, Iso H was sentenced to six and half months in prison for refusing to enlist in either the

Finnish defence force The Finnish Defence Forces ( fi, Puolustusvoimat, sv, Försvarsmakten) are the military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime the Finnish Border Guard (which i ...

or equivalent civilian service. He started serving his sentence on 20 March 2006 in a labour prison in

. He was released on 4 October 2006.Kotilainen, Leona: ''Älä seuraa johtajaa!''
''Rauhan puolesta'' online magazine 3/2009. Accessed on 27 December 2011. He released his first solo album "Lähelle on pitkä matka" on 4 May 2007.

Discography

Fintelligens albums * Renesanssi (2000) * Tän Tahtiin (2001) * Kokemusten Summa (2002) * Nää Vuodet 1997–2003 (2003) * Lisää (2008) * Mun Tie Tai Maantie (2010) Solo albums * Lähelle on Pitkä Matka (2007) Solo singles * 24H (2007)

References

1979 births Finnish conscientious objectors Finnish rappers Living people Musicians from Helsinki Finnish hip hop record producers {{hiphop-bio-stub