- Decided to become a rock star at the age of 14, thanks to the band Led Zeppelin.
- Received the Finland Prize in 2014 and Pate the Iskelmä-Finlandia in 2015.
- Said that the army had been the only school where he has enjoyed himself.
- Left Popeda in 2023, but then continued his musical career both as a solo artist and with various ensembles.
- Voted Tampere Resident of the Year 2010 by an overwhelming majority.
- Also a member of the Niskavuori Aarnet group. It was a Finnish comedy group of musicians and theater people that created a couple of albums.
- After the army, he went to work for a large engineering company in Tampere, Lokomo.
- In 2017, he received the Suomirock Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2018 the Special Emma Award, and in 2023 the Soundi magazine award.
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