Finnvox Studios

60°13′16″N 24°51′4″E / 60.22111°N 24.85111°E / 60.22111; 24.85111

Finnvox Studios
Founded1965
Genreall
Country of originFinland
LocationPitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland
Official websitefinnvox.fi

Finnvox Studios is a recording studio located in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland. It was founded by Erkki Ertesuo, Kurt Juuranto and Lejos Inc. in 1965[1] and is the longest running studio recording facility in Finland.[2] The original multi-track recording equipment and continuous technical updates of the studio machines and acoustics soon made Finnvox the most sought after studio in the country.[3] Finnish artists that recorded at Finnvox in the 1970s include Rauli Somerjoki, M. A. Numminen and their bands, Wigwam,[4] Agit-prop and many others.[5] Up until the 1990s, Finnvox also operated a vinyl record mastering and pressing facility,[6] which was later converted to new studio rooms and a mixing and recording room for film and TV productions.[7][8] Currently, Finnvox occupy 2000 square feet[9] and has nine studio rooms, five of which are used for recording and mixing, three for mastering and editing and one for film and TV productions.[10][11]

Many metal bands have used Finnvox Studios for recording, mixing or mastering their albums including Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Lordi, Finntroll, Stratovarius, HIM, Moonsorrow, Holy Knights, Ram-Zet, Throes of Dawn, Grenouer, Apocalyptica and many more.[5][12] The mastering abilities of technician Mika Jussila in particular are much requested in the metal community, with more than 1300 metal albums mastered at Finnvox since 1990.[13]

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  2. ^ "Finnvox Studios". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Finnvox Studios - History 4". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ^ Helopaltio, Kari (15 August 1970). "Love Aims for Foreign Mkt". Billboard. p. 71. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Finnvox: Clients". Finnvox Studios. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Finnvox Studios - History 6". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Finnvox Studios - History 15". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Finnvox Studios - History 16". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  9. ^ Martin, Natalie (2005). "Die Finnvox Studios - Von Apocalyptica bis Värttinä" (in German). Nordische-Musik.de. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Finnvox Facilities". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  11. ^ "THP interviews Mika Jussila". The Heartagram Path.it. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Finnvox Studios". The Metal List.com. 13 February 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Mika Jussila - Metallist". Mika Jussila Official Website. Retrieved 30 August 2014.