Tommi Liimatta (born 14 January 1976 in

Kemi Kemi (; sme, Giepma ; smn, Kiemâ; sms, Ǩeeʹmm; Swedish (historically): ''Kiemi'') is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located very near the city of Tornio and the Swedish border. The distance to Oulu is to the south and to Rovani ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

) is a musician, writer and a poet most famous for being the singer, songwriter and lyricist for the rock group

Absoluuttinen Nollapiste Absoluuttinen Nollapiste (Finnish for absolute zero) is a progressive rock band from Rovaniemi, Finland. It is known for combining catchy melodies and solid, slightly progressive songwriting with Tommi Liimatta's eccentric lyrics. Liimatta has ...

. His other works include a novel, a

prose poem Prose poetry is poetry written in prose form instead of verse form, while preserving poetic qualities such as heightened imagery, parataxis, and emotional effects. Characteristics Prose poetry is written as prose, without the line breaks associat ...

collection, three comic books and two solo albums (''Liimatan Pan Alley'', 1996 and ''Tropical Cocktail'', 2006). He has also illustrated most of the album covers for Absoluuttinen Nollapiste.

Bibliography

* ''Avainlastu'' (WSOY 2002) - collection of aphorisms, prose and prose poetry * ''Aksel Sunnarborgin hymy'' (WSOY 2004) - novel * ''Muovikorvo'' (WSOY 2007) - novel * ''Sivuhistoria - Levyttämättömiä sanoituksia 1987-2007'' (WSOY 2008) - collection of lyrics * ''Nilikki'' (WSOY 2009)

Comic books

* ''Vähän hyviä juttuja '90-'91'' (Björklund & Bergman 1999) * ''Rengin tarpeet'' (Renkikustannus 2000) * ''Masturbaatio Ranualla'' (WSOY 2003) * ''Ei vaikuta keikkaan'' (WSOY 2005)

Solo discography

* ''Liimatan Pan Alley'' (Johanna kustannus / J. Karppanen 1996) * ''Tropical Cocktail'' (Johanna kustannus / J. Karppanen 2006)

External links

Tommi Liimatta at Absoluuttinen Nollapiste official website
1976 births Living people People from Kemi Finnish comics artists Finnish male writers 21st-century Finnish male singers {{Finland-singer-stub