Tumppi Varonen 70th Birthday Anniversary Concert featuring Pelle Miljoona

Name: Tumppi Varonen 70th Birthday Anniversary Concert featuring Pelle Miljoona
Start: 2026-09-25T20:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-09-25T23:00:00+03:00
Location: Apollo Turku

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 · 20:00

Apollo Turku, Turku

alk. 29,50 €

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Tumppi Varonen 70th Birthday Anniversary Concert featuring Pelle Miljoona — Apollo Turku, Turku

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Tumppi Varonen celebrates his 70th birthday with a concert tour across Finland, with Turku hosting the fourth and final Finnish date. On Friday, 25 September, Tumppi Varonen & Problems, Kärtsy Hatakka, and Pelle Miljoona take the stage at Apollo Turku. Apollo Turku is a central live music venue in Turku's city centre, known for its diverse programme of domestic and international artists. The concert features classic songs including Katupoikien laulu, Tahdon rakastella sinua, and Lanka palaa alongside newer material. Tickets start from 29.50 euros.

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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

Jun 2, 2024 Jokiuoman Puisto, Vantaa (FI)
May 18, 2024 Arabianmäki, Helsinki (FI)
Nov 7, 2019 Tavastia, 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

Nov 14, 2025 Logomo, Turku (FI)
Oct 11, 2025 Tapahtumakeskus Tullisali, Oulu (FI)
Jul 25, 2025 Paperitori, Valkeakoski (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

Nov 18, 2023 Oluthuone Paasikivi, Kerava (FI)

About: Problems

Tumppi Varonen's Problems has been playing Finnish street rock since 1977 - their classic 'Katupoikien laulu' still draws crowds nearly 45 years on, and the current four-piece lineup is known as a particularly strong live act.

3.8K

Facebook page likes (Tumppi Varonen & Problems)

47+

Years active

What's new

2025-10
Tumppi Varonen & Problems performed at Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo in Helsinki on 30 October 2025.
2025-04
The band played a 'Katupoikien laulut 2025' tour date in Rauma on 25 April 2025.
2025-03
Problems played G Livelab Helsinki on 26 March 2025, with the setlist including songs dedicated to the memory of founding guitarist Ari Taskinen.

Tracks

Katupoikien lauluBiggest hit, from the 1980 debut album 'Katupoikia'; a Finnish punk classic

Ei tää lama päähän käyDebut single from 1978, one of the first Finnish punk singles

Mun tieFan favourite, part of the live setlist for decades

Raitsikka ootClassic track regularly featured in live sets

Kaupunki2022 album, the band's first studio release of the 2020s

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