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Lordi
Lordi () is a Finnish rock band from Rovaniemi. The band was formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu), and are known for wearing monster masks and using horror elements with pyrotechnics during concerts and music videos. The band rose to fame in 2002 with their hit single "Would You Love a Monsterman?", and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with their song "Hard Rock Hallelujah".
HIM
Finnish gothic rock band
Children of Bodom
Finnish melodic death metal band

Stratovarius
Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band formed in 1984. They have released sixteen studio albums, six DVDs and six live albums. The band's line-up has changed many times, with no founding member left since the departure of drummer Tuomo Lassila in 1995, and no member from their early recording days left following guitarist Timo Tolkki's departure in 2008. Currently, the longest standing member is singer Timo Kotipelto, who joined in 1994.
Sonata Arctica
Finnish power metal band
Ensiferum
Ensiferum (Latin: , n adj., meaning "sword bearing") is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "melodic folk metal". The group has released nine studio albums.
Insomnium
Insomnium is a Finnish melodic death metal band formed in Joensuu in 1997. The sound and lyrical themes of their music portray darkness, sorrow, loss, pain, and nature. Their music includes elements of progressive metal and doom metal.

Moonsorrow
thumb|Mitja Harvilahti at 2017
thumb|Janne Perttilä (live guitarist) at Party.San 2017
Moonsorrow is a Finnish pagan metal band formed in Helsinki in 1995. Musically, the band incorporates elements of black metal and folk metal in their sound. The band call their sound "epic heathen metal" and try to distance themselves from the term "Viking metal". They have distanced themselves from other folk metal bands, emphasising that their music is pagan and spiritual and is challenging for its listeners, rather than happy or danceable. The band members have varying levels of pagan belief but they draw
The 69 Eyes
Finnish rock band
Hanoi Rocks
Finnish rock band

Kalmah
Kalmah is a Finnish melodic death metal band from Pudasjärvi that formed in 1998. In less than a year after its formation, Kalmah was signed by Spinefarm Records. The word "kalmah" is Karelian and could be translated as "to the grave" or "to the death".
Negative
Finnish rock band
Indica
Finnish pop rock band
Beast in Black
Finnish heavy metal band
Tarot
Finnish band
Poisonblack
Poisonblack was a Finnish gothic metal band led by singer and guitarist Ville Laihiala. They released six studio albums.

Entwine
Entwine was a Finnish gothic metal band from Lahti, formed in 1995. The released seven studio albums before disbanding in 2019.
Warmen
Warmen is a Finnish heavy metal band assembled by keyboardist Janne "Warman" Wirman. Wirman had played with Children of Bodom since 1997, and in 2000 created the neoclassical/melodic power metal project Warmen focused on instrumental work in the first two albums, with the next three albums heavily relying on guest singers. In 2023, the band added full-time singer Petri Lindroos and moved towards a melodic death metal style similar to Children of Bodom.
Mors Principium Est
Finnish melodic death metal band
Amoral
Finnish heavy metal band

Waltari
Waltari is a Finnish band from Helsinki known for combining numerous styles, from different metal subgenres such as progressive metal, alternative metal and extreme metal to non-metal styles such as hip hop, pop, industrial, techno, punk and hard rock.
Sturm und Drang
Finnish rock band

KYPCK
KYPCK (Volapuk rendition from Russian "Курск", "Kursk" in the Western Alphabet) is a Finnish doom metal band. They were formed in 2007 and sing entirely in Russian. The band is composed of singer Erkki Seppänen, ex-Sentenced members Sami Lopakka and Sami Kukkohovi (guitar), bassist Jaakko Ylä-Rautio, and drummer Antti Karihtala, who replaced original drummer Hiili Hiilesmaa.
Amberian Dawn
Finnish metal band
To/Die/For
To/Die/For (often abbreviated TDF) are a gothic metal band from the town of Kouvola in southeast of Finland, originally assembled in 1993 as a hard rock band under the name Mary-Ann. In 1999, they decided to change their musical style to gothic metal, changing their band name as well. The band disbanded in April 2009, but reformed in July 2009, and played their final concert at John Smith Rock Festival in Finland on 22 June 2016. They reformed once again in early 2020.

Horna
thumb|Horna at the Dark Troll Festival 2018
thumb|Singer Spellgoth at the Dark Troll Festival 2018
Horna (Finnish for "abyss" or "hell") is a Finnish black metal band formed Lappeenranta, Finland, in 1994. The band has appeared on over fifty releases including splits, demos, EPs and albums since 1995, which have been released through numerous record labels.
Noumena
Finnish band
Oranssi Pazuzu
Finnish band
Cain's Offering
Finnish power metal band
Darkwoods My Betrothed
Finnish band

Ghost Brigade
Finnish band
Arthemesia
Arthemesia was a Finnish melodic black metal band active between 1994 and 2010. The band derives their name from Artemisia absinthium, Latin for wormwood, thought to have many spiritual qualities. Their music mainly concerns a projection of the band's philosophy, namely glorification of the occult and Satanism, but also nature and Shamanism.
Shade Empire
Finnish metal band
Kiuas
Kiuas is a Finnish power metal band from Espoo. Their music mixes power metal with influences from folk metal and different styles of extreme metal. Influences from progressive metal can also be heard in some songs.
Abhorrence
Abhorrence is a Finnish death metal band originally formed in 1989.
The Black League
Finnish heavy metal band
Unholy
Finnish doom metal band