Group
Turisas
- From
- Hämeenlinna, Finland
- Since
- 1997–present
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 11
- folk metal
- melodic death metal
About
Turisas is a Finnish metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström, and named after an ancient Finnish god of war.
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Turisas plays folk metal, incorporating elements of power metal and symphonic metal along with frequent harsh vocals. They are known to play most of their solos on electric violin, as opposed to traditional guitar solos.
Members
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Mathias Nygård lead vocals
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Jussi Wickström electric guitar
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Olli Vänskä violin, background vocals
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Jesper Anastasiadis electric bass guitar
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Jaakko Jakku drums (drum set)
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Antti Ventola keyboard
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Tude Lehtonen drums (drum set)
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Sami Aarnio electric bass guitar
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Georg Laakso electric guitar
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Mikko Törmikoski electric bass guitar
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Lisko accordion
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Hannes Horma electric bass guitar, background vocals
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Netta Skog accordion
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Robert Engstrand background vocals, keyboard
Discography
Albums
Other
Links
Official
Concerts
Founder
Instrumental supporting musician
Vocal supporting musician
Also known as
Köyliö
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 1cf39e0b-c595-46f7-9ea8-4d2b14843c81
- ISNI
- 0000000106807225
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.