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22-Pistepirkko

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Also known as 22PP, 22 Pistepirkko

22-Pistepirkko () was a Finnish indie rock band formed in 1980. It was formed in a small rural village of Utajärvi in Northern Finland but moved to Helsinki, the capital of Finland, in 1985. The band now produces music in English, though at first their main language was Finnish.

Key facts

Musical artist.name
22-Pistepirkko
Musical artist.alias
The Others22PP
Musical artist.image
2022-03-05 Mannerheimintie demonstration 38.jpg
Musical artist.landscape
yes
Musical artist.caption
22-Pistepirkko performing in 2022
Musical artist.origin
Utajärvi, Finland
Musical artist.genre
Indie rock, indie pop, garage rock, neo-psychedelia
Musical artist.years_active
1980–2015, 2022–2024
Musical artist.label
Bone Voyage Recording Company
Musical artist.current_members
P-K KeränenEspe HaverinenAsko Keränen

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
musical group
Headquarters
Helsinki
Country of origin
Finland
Official website
www.22-pistepirkko.net
Image
2022-03-05 Mannerheimintie demonstration 38.jpg
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IPA transcription
[ˈkɑkskytkɑks ˈpistepːirkːo]
inception
1980-01-01
Commons category
22-Pistepirkko
start of work period
1980-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Discography
  • Studio albums
  • Cover albums
  • Compilations
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

22-Pistepirkko () was a Finnish indie rock band formed in 1980. It was formed in a small rural village of Utajärvi in Northern Finland but moved to Helsinki, the capital of Finland, in 1985. The band now produces music in English, though at first their main language was Finnish.

Their early albums were inspired by rock and roll and underground icons like Bo Diddley and The Sonics, but they have developed their unique sound by adding other influences to their music. Today they play an unconventional but distinctive mixture of pop, punk, rock and electronica, and achieved this fusion before artists such as Primal Scream or Beck popularized this kind of sound.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “22-Pistepirkko” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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