Toni Juhana Wirtanen is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 musician

Musician

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, best known as the vocalist, guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 and songwriter

Songwriter

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 for the rock band Apulanta

Apulanta

Apulanta is a Finnish rock band, founded in 1991 when its members were in their mid-teens. Initially playing various forms of rock such as punk, ska, and metal, they soon shifted to a catchier, more radio-friendly style, and have been fluctuating between these extremes and many others since...

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Wirtanen moved to Salo when he was under a year old and studied at Lauri's school. After the death of his father when he was 11 years old, his family moved back to Heinola. At this point, songwriting and drawing had become his only means to express his feelings.

Wirtanen is also known for having written numerous songs for the Finnish pop singer Irina

Irina Saari

Irina Saari , better known by her stage name Irina, is a Finnish singer. Her style is pop and suomirock. She currently lives in Heinola....

, and appeared in the 1999 movie Pitkä kuuma kesä, portraying the lead-singer of the school band 'The Vittupäät'.

In the 2006 presidential elections he publicly supported Sauli Niinistö

Sauli Niinistö

Sauli Väinämö Niinistö is a Finnish politician from National Coalition Party. He is also President of the Football Association of Finland. A lawyer by training, he was Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2003 and the National Coalition Party candidate in the 2006 presidential election...

who was the candidate of the conservative National Coalition Party.