Jukka Kuoppamäki (b. 1 September 1942,

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) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and priest for

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in Germany. He visits his summer house in Finland every year. He is one of the most prolific Finnish popular singer-songwriters and has written over 1 500 songs for himself and other famous Finnish singers including

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and

Katri Helena Katri Helena Kalaoja (née Koistinen, born 17 August 1945) is a Finnish singer. Career Katri Helena released her first songs in 1963 and has since sold over 630,000 certified records, which makes her the second-best-selling female soloist ...

. The texts tell about Finland ("Sininen ja valkoinen", Blue and white), love, and longing."Sininen ja valkoinen" (''Blue and White'') became a mega hit. He has lived in Germany since 1977 with his wife Sirpa Kuoppamäki and some of their seven children.Jukka Kuoppamäki profile
discogs.com; accessed 30 August 2017.

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Video with Kuoppamäki singingKukkasen valta
1942 births Living people Singers from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish male singers Finnish songwriters Finnish expatriates in Germany {{finland-singer-stub