Tumppi Varonen 70th Birthday Celebration Concert: Tumppi Varonen & Problems, Pelle Miljoona, Kärtsy Hatakka (Waltari)

Name: Tumppi Varonen 70th Birthday Celebration Concert: Tumppi Varonen & Problems, Pelle Miljoona, Kärtsy Hatakka (Waltari)
Start: 2026-09-18T18:30:00+03:00
End: 2026-09-18T18:30:00+03:00
Location: Tavara-asema

took place · 18 Sep 2026

Tavara-asema, Tampere

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Tumppi Varonen & Problems, Pelle Miljoona and Kärtsy Hatakka (Waltari) perform at Tavara-asema in Tampere on 18.9.2026 to celebrate Tumppi Varonen's 70th birthday.

The concert is a standing event with very limited seating. Entry service is included in the ticket price. On the day of the event, the ticket price increases to 40 € when doors open, and online sales continue as long as tickets are available.

Performance times: www.tavara-asema.fi

An assistant may attend the event with the customer on the same ticket. More information about accessibility and Tavara-asema's safer space principles is available on the venue's website.

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Tumppi Varonen & Problems

About: Tumppi Varonen

Problems, fronted by Tumppi Varonen since 1977, is a Finnish punk rock institution whose catalogue spans dozens of records and nearly five decades of live shows. Expect a set drawing from the band's own classics as well as songs from the Pelle Miljoona years.

1.1K

Spotify monthly listeners (solo profile)

~50

Career span in years (Problems founded 1977)

What's new

2025-04
Tumppi Varonen & Problems played the 'Katupoikien laulut 2025' tour, including a show at Pato Areena in Kuusankoski on 19 April 2025.
2025-03
The band performed at G Livelab Helsinki on 26 March 2025 and G Livelab Tampere on 27 March 2025, with sets honouring the memory of co-founder Ari Taskinen.
2025-04
The band played Toppila Klubi in Oulu on 11 April 2025 as part of the same spring tour.

Tour

HelsinkiTampereOuluKuusankoski

Tracks

Katupoikien lauluProblems' signature song, from the 1980 debut album, still a live staple 45 years on

Tahdon rakastella sinuaOne of the best-known Finnish rock songs; Tumppi sang lead with Pelle Miljoona & 1980 (1979)

Ei tää lama päähän käyFirst Problems single (1978), a Finnish punk classic

Mun tieFan favourite from the Problems catalogue, regularly in the live set

Lanka palaaFrom the Pelle Miljoona years, included in current sets as a tribute to Ari Taskinen

Recent shows

Sep 7, 2026 Tavastia, Helsinki (FI)
Jun 2, 2024 Jokiuoman Puisto, Vantaa (FI)
May 18, 2024 Arabianmäki, Helsinki (FI)

About: Pelle Miljoona

A pioneer of Finnish punk since the late 1970s, Pelle Miljoona has built a catalogue of over 30 albums across bands including Pelle Miljoona Oy and Pelle Miljoona Band - his socially charged songs still drawing crowds decades on.

39.6K

Spotify monthly listeners (Pelle Miljoona Oy)

30+

Albums released across all projects

10+

Books published

What's new

2025-04
Pelle Miljoona released a new book ('Edel'), a live album with Pispala Punks ('Liwe'), and a single ('Bardi') with Pelle Miljoona Band - all in April 2025 as part of his 70th-anniversary year.
2025-04
Pelle Miljoona Band released the single 'Bardi' on 2 April 2025, the first release from an upcoming album.
2025-06
Pelle Miljoona's 70th-anniversary concert series was announced to culminate in late 2025, with shows across Finland including Helsinki Kulttuuritalo and Tampere Tamperetalo in December.

Tour

HelsinkiTampereTurkuOuluKuopioKokkolaYlivieskaHämeenlinnaHaminaImatraSavonlinnaEspooTuusulaSalo

Tracks

Moottoritie on kuuma1980 landmark single and album title track, one of the most recognised Finnish rock songs ever

Ei tänne kukaan tuuone of his best-known solo songs, a staple of Finnish punk canon

Tahdon rakastella sinuamajor hit from the Pelle Miljoona Oy era, co-written with Ari Taskinen

Pelko ja vihaclassic from the early 1980s punk period

Bardi2025 single by Pelle Miljoona Band, first taste of a forthcoming album

Recent shows

Aug 14, 2026 Krapin Paja, Tuusula (FI)
Nov 14, 2025 Logomo, Turku (FI)
Oct 11, 2025 Tapahtumakeskus Tullisali, Oulu (FI)

About: Kärtsy Hatakka

The founder and driving force of Helsinki's Waltari since 1986, Kärtsy Hatakka has spent nearly forty years blending metal with everything from techno to classical music - and still shows no sign of slowing down.

Waltari studio albums released since 1991

Major European tours by Waltari

34+

Years active as full-time musician

What's new

2025-07
Waltari's thirteenth studio album 'Nations' Neurosis' received a review from Metal Express Radio, which noted the record as one of the band's most personal and keyboard-driven releases to date.
2025-05
Waltari released their thirteenth studio album 'Nations' Neurosis' on 16 May 2025 via Metalville Records.
2025-05
Waltari played a series of Finnish release shows for 'Nations' Neurosis', including dates in Tampere, Helsinki and Lappeenranta.

Tour

TampereHelsinkiLappeenrantaLoimaaHeinolaRovaniemi

Tracks

AtmosfearFan favourite from the 1995 breakthrough album 'Big Bang'

StageSignature track from 'Big Bang' (1995), one of Waltari's best-known songs

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Death Metal Symphony in Deep CLandmark 1996 album fusing death metal with classical orchestration

Do You Accept?Lead single from the 2025 album 'Nations' Neurosis'

Murder PlotSingle from 'Nations' Neurosis' (2025), released with an official music video

Recent shows

Sep 18, 2026 Tavara-asema, Tampere (FI)
Nov 18, 2023 Oluthuone Paasikivi, Kerava (FI)

Tumppi Varonen 70th Birthday Celebration Concert: Tumppi Varonen & Problems, Pelle Miljoona, Kärtsy Hatakka (Waltari)

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