Janne Pekka Haavisto (born 28 November 1964 in

Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...

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) is a Finnish drummer,

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and

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. He has been a professional musician since the age of 16, that is, from 1983 on.

Career as a musician

In his youth, Haavisto attended the

Sibelius High School Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often ...

in Helsinki and played drums in a band called Bablers together with e.g.

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and Arto Tamminen. The band made a record called ''Whats all about'' in 1980. At the age of 16 Haavisto was given, with the aid of his older brother

Olli Haavisto Olli Haavisto (born 30 May 1954, Pori, Finland) is a Finnish musician best known for playing the pedal steel guitar and the guitar. He is one of the most respected pedal steel guitarists in Finland, and he has worked as a session musician for nu ...

, a job as a drummer for

J. Karjalainen Jukka Tapio "J." Karjalainen (born 1 April 1957) is a Finnish singer-songwriter. His first album came out in 1981 and he has been called the "Bruce Springsteen of Finland." He states that his music is a mix of "Blues, Rock´n´roll, Folk, Countr ...

& Mustat Lasit (‘J. Karjalainen & The Dark Glasses’). He played with the band for 12 years. In the early stages he went to

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at the same time and also passed the matriculation exams. The played as many as 300 gigs a year at that time. While recording and touring with the Mustat Lasit, Haavisto produced a radio program for the Finnish radio station Radio City together with Mitja Tuurala. The program concentrated on older

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, e.g.

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, which in 1988 led to the formation of a band called

Laika & The Cosmonauts Laika & the Cosmonauts were a Finnish rock band. They had the same lineup from the time they formed in 1987 until they stopped recording in 2008. The band was named after Laika, a Soviet space dog that died on board Sputnik 2 in 1957. Their soun ...

, which played surf-oriented music. Other bands in Haavisto's career have been e.g. TTV, The JP's and Janne Haavisto & The Farangs. In the 2010s he has also played in the bands of

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and

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Career as a record producer

As well as working as a musician, Haavisto has had a long career as a

and a record producer. Haavisto says that at one time he played in the bands of J. Karjalainen and

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in addition to Laika & The Cosmonauts, and at the same time he would produce seven records per year. After he left the Mustat Lasit, Haavisto nevertheless continued his cooperation with J. Karjalainen and e.g. produced three albums for him. For one of them, i.e. '' Tähtilampun alla'' (‘Underneath the star lamp’), he was awarded an Emma prize for the producer of the year.

Family

Haavisto's father Jukka Haavisto is a well-known musician in Finland, and so is his brother

, who is 10 years older than him. Their sister

Susanna Haavisto Susanna Haavisto (born 20 October 1957, in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress and singer. She is the daughter of musician Jukka Haavisto and sister of musicians Olli and Janne Haavisto. She has taken part in several movies and TV programs. She was ...

is known both as a singer and an actress.

Positions of trust

*Member of the Teosto Award jury, 2007

Discography

Solo albums

* ''Welcome Tourist We Take Your Dolar'' (2000) * ''Permanent Jet Lag'' (2002)

References

1964 births Living people People from Espoo Finnish record producers Finnish audio engineers Finnish drummers {{Finland-musician-stub