Ypö-Viis

Energetic, catchy and fun old-school punk. This one`s the b-side from their "Me Myytiin Itsemme" single, which was released in 1979. Great song, take a listen:

Ypö Viis - Kaupunki Muistaa Nuoria

Sehr Schnell

Sehr Schnell (yes, a finnish band, nevermind the name) was formed in 1977, and they were included in the first finnish punk- collection "Pohjalla" LP (1978). They weren`t very skilled musicians, and while Ratsia was referred as the Stiff Little Fingers of Finland, Sehr Schnell bore a resemblance to Wire. Their music was slow, simplistic and slightly hypnotic. Not everyones cup of tea, but some of their stuff is really good, like this one. One of the best things about this song is the mood and lyrics, which paint a vivid image of a galley ship slave. Trying to be optimistic ("you get exercise, meet new people, and the music is good") and used to his boring job, but someone`s gotta do it. Like most of their songs, it mocks the normal middle-class life and how people put up with it.

Sehr Schnell - Orja

Riistetyt

Well, now that high school has started again and I`ve had a lot of things to do, the site hasn`t been updated in a while. So, here`s a track by Riistetyt from the early 80`s (who said the 80`s were horrible when it comes to music? :P ). I love this song, one of their finest.

Riistetyt - Mieletöntä Väkivaltaa

"RRRRRRAIT!"

Been busy, but this will certainly make up for it!
Ever wonder what Sex Pistols or Ramones might sound like in Finnish? Didn`t think so, BUT these two tracks will give you a hint how obscure and hilarious it could be. The lyrics were changed for "Kaljupäinen Gangsteri" (mocking of then-current president Kekkonen), but Ne Luumäet made a very to-the-point translation of Ramones` lyrics, even replacing New York with Helsinki! Now that`s what I call global.

Karanteeni - Kaljupäinen Gangsteri (No One Is Innocent)
Ne Luumäet - Siinä On Punk-Kari (Sheena Is A Punk Rocker)

Rattus

One of the dozen or so legendary hardcore bands to pop out of Finland in the early 80`s. They were and still are very popular in the Brazilian HC- scene. Just take a listen. This track kills.

Rattus - Sodan Tragedia

Terveet Kädet - Rock Laahausta Vastaan

(picture KFTH)
Just when I`m about to declare another band as The Best Finnish Punk Rock Band Ever (c), a new one pops into my mind. Lama, Ratsia... and hell, how can I not mention Terveet Kädet? Seriously, this band is BRUTAL. One of the first hardcore bands in the world, and probably the most well known of all the finnish punk bands. And raw. Just take a listen to this 7", released in 1980. Not the bands finest (that would be Ääretön Joulu, which you can find from various blogs like Strange Reaction), but still kicks serious amounts of ass and shows a load of promise. Psychotic stuff.

01 - Minä Haluan Paljon Rahaa

02 - Joutukaa Sielut

03 - Vapaa Pohjola

Maho Neitsyt

Hilarious, reckless, out of control drunk punk from the early 80`s hardcore scene. Musically, it sounds pretty much like Unicef (check the Käkimassaa EP), even the vocalist Pexi sounds equally as harsh with his booze- powered vocal performance. Great shit indeed, this song is from their "Vitustakos Näistä Tietää?" 7", released in 1985.

Maho Neitsyt - Punk Punk Punk

HURRAH! 3 awesome finnish punk videos!

I found these 3 gems from youtube. HUGE thanks to harryballs, riparapa and TeeWing for uploading these videos, totally priceless stuff!

One of the best punk bands ever, Ratsia playing "Tämä hetki ja tulevaisuus" in 1980 on some TV show.
here

Pelle Miljoona & N.U.S performing one of their best songs "Väkivaltaa ja päihdeongelma" live in Savonlinna 1978.
here

Lama - Väliaikainen (live on some tv show 1982, great stuff)
here (link changed, better quality)

Unicef - Käkimassaa

"Scraping tonsil bites of harsh vocal growlings overpower the raw early punk flavour that this Finnish ensemble grind out. Not the "stereotyped" Finish assault of chaotic thrash, but something more in the line of Personality Crisis or Skrewdriver*, building a vulgar progression of power thrusted into snarling hacks. Unicef contains former members of LAMA, but this band is very different. A gargling release."
-Pushead, from MRR, 1983 (taken from KFTH)
*= The song Käkimassaa IS actually a cover of Skrewdriver song "You`re So Dumb" (the pre-Nazi, original Skrewdriver, which had nothing to do with Ian Stuarts later stupidity).

Yup, that pretty much says it all. Unicef was an extreme band, with their furious stage antics ("assistents" with baseball bats, on-stage fights etc.) and they never released anything but this 3-track single. Vocalist Tino died in 1995, if I remember correctly, so chances of seeing this band are nil. There happens to be a short documentary about his life, which won a couple of awards in European film festivals.

01 - Käkimassaa
02 - Orkku
03 - 251