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Apulanta
Apulanta performing in Tampere in 2006
Background information
Origin	Heinola, Finland
Genres	Punk rock alternative rock hard rock nu metal
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Levy-yhtiö
Members	Toni Wirtanen Sipe Santapukki Ville Mäkinen
Past members	Sami Lehtinen Antti Lautala Amanda Gaynor Tuukka Temonen
Website	www.apulanta.fi

Apulanta (Finnish for 'artificial fertilizer') is a Finnish rock band, founded in 1991 when its members were in their mid-teens.

In September 2009, Apulanta members established an independent label, Päijät-Hämeen Sorto ja Riisto ("Päijänne Tavastian Oppression and Exploitation"). Since its beginnings, the label has so far gotten one artist, pop singer Kaija Koo in the summer of 2010. In February 2011, they revealed that they had a new prospective artist in the label, though not disclosing their name.

Members

Current members

• Toni Wirtanen – lead vocals and guitar (+ bass 1991–1992) (1991–)
• Simo ”Sipe” Santapukki – drums and backing vocals (1991–)
• Ville Mäkinen – bass guitar and contrabass (2014-)

Former members

• Pauli Hauta-aho – touring guitar (2016)
• Sami ”Parta-Sami” Lehtinen – bass and backing vocals (touring guitar 2001–2004) (2005–2014)
• Antti Lautala – lead vocals and guitar (+ bass 1991–1992) (1991–1994)
• Amanda ”Mandy” Gaynor – bass, trombone and vocals (1992–1993)
• Tuukka Temonen – bass (1993–2004)
• Jani Törmälä – touring guitar (1997, 1998, 2000)
• Sami Yli-Pihlaja – touring guitar (1998–1999, 2000)
• Marzi Nyman – touring guitar (2000)
• Markus "Masi" Hukari – touring guitar (2001)

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

English albums

Singles and EPs

DVDs

• Liikkuvat kuvat (in English "Motion Pictures", 2002)
• Kesäaine ("Summer Essay", 2006)

See also

• List of best-selling music artists in Finland

References

1. Kallio, Tero (2009-09-30). "Uusi levy-yhtiö – Päijät-Hämeen Sorto ja Riisto" (in Finnish). noise.fi. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
2. Leinonen, Ann-Mari (2010-06-20). "Apulannan pojat nappasivat Kaija Koon levy-yhtiöönsä" (in Finnish). Bonnier Group. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
3. Rajala, Eeva (2011-02-09). "Uusi artisti kiikarissa Apulannan levy-yhtiöön" (in Finnish). The Voice. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
4. ^ FinnishCharts.com: Apulanta discography Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
5. "Albumit 42/2022" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
6. "Albumit 9/2023" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
7. "Singlet 4/2022" (in Finnish). ]. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

External links

• Official site

• Finnish musical groups
• Musical groups established in 1991
• English-language musical groups from Finland