Hannu Lepisto, Singer-Songwriter, (official website)
  • Hannu
    • biography
    • about my home, Finland: Darkness & Light
    • photos
    • around the web
    • composition + business link
    • contact & credits
  • NEWS
  • COMING RELEASE
  • MUSIC!
    • Latest Single
    • BandCamp
    • Discography
    • Have A Beautiful Life >
      • Have A Beautiful Life Album Credits
    • Video: I Wanna Walk All NIght
    • Run Away With Me EP
    • The Matt Pistol Project >
      • Pick Up The Phone
    • Videos
  • PRESS
    • Playlisted On
  • STORE
  • GIGS
  • BACKSTAGE
    • POLL
    • Hits w/ Hannu on iBroadcast TV
    • The Hannu Weekly Star
    • Guestbook/Forum
    • How To Help >
      • Band Support >
        • Help Wanted - Street Team
        • Fan Club
    • Blog
  • Video on US TV
Finland's answer to Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Nick Cave & Johnny Cash

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Summer Midnight Sun + Winter Darkness

In FInland, in the winter it's mostly dark, in the summer, mostly light.

My Hometown :

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I was born in the village of Hausjarvi, but
now live in Finland's capital city, Helsinki.

A little information about Finland and the Finnish language! First, a few words

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Hei! - Hello
Mitä kuuluu? - How are you?
Kiitos! - Thank you!
Hei hei! - Goodbye
Suomi - Finland
Perkele! - Damn! (literally 'the devil')
kitara - Guitar
salmiakki - black salt licorice (yes - we Finns eat this stuff - and so do the Scandinavians and Dutch.


Click for YLE's Finnish National news (in English)

Tango

Finland has its very own form of tango.  Below is a video of the Grand Finals of the Lumitango (Tango in the Snow) World Championships, held in Tampere, Finland, on 5th February 2011. There is also a summer tango festival in Seinajoki, in Southern Ostrobothnia, which is in western Finland.

Kantele

The video to the right shows a lady playing Finland's national instrument - the kantele.  It comes in different numbers of strings.  In this video she is playing a 10 string and a 14 string kantele.


Rally Car Racing

Rally driving is very popular in FInland.

Salmiakki

We like to make chocolates, booze and even ice cream (see the video) that is salty-licorice flavored. :-)
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  • Hannu
    • biography
    • about my home, Finland: Darkness & Light
    • photos
    • around the web
    • composition + business link
    • contact & credits
  • NEWS
  • COMING RELEASE
  • MUSIC!
    • Latest Single
    • BandCamp
    • Discography
    • Have A Beautiful Life >
      • Have A Beautiful Life Album Credits
    • Video: I Wanna Walk All NIght
    • Run Away With Me EP
    • The Matt Pistol Project >
      • Pick Up The Phone
    • Videos
  • PRESS
    • Playlisted On
  • STORE
  • GIGS
  • BACKSTAGE
    • POLL
    • Hits w/ Hannu on iBroadcast TV
    • The Hannu Weekly Star
    • Guestbook/Forum
    • How To Help >
      • Band Support >
        • Help Wanted - Street Team
        • Fan Club
    • Blog
  • Video on US TV
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