Lapinlahden Linnut's ‘Elämä Janottaa’ (‘Thirsty life’)

Elämä Janottaa (‘Thirsty life’) was Lapinlahden Linnut’s first gold record. Here the band performs the title track live. The video also shows some of their alternative instruments, which have become something of a trademark for the band.

By Written by Tomas Sjöblom, translated by Joe McVeigh.

Timo Eränkö

Timo Olavi Eränkö
Born September 2, 1952, Helsinki

BA 1981 (Comparative Literature), University of Helsinki

Freelance musician, actor and screenwriter
Founder of the Timo Eränkö Zeppelin band, 2015
Founding member of the Puujumalat band, 2010
Founding member and singer-saxophonist of the Lapinlahden Linnut band, 1983
Actor in the Joensuu City Theatre, 1981–82
Actor/screenwriter at the Helsinki Students’ Theatre, 1971–86
Founder of Echoboy Ltd., 2014
Founder of Echoquiz Ltd., 2000

Awards
Venla Award (television) for Lappinlahden Linnut’s Maalilman kahdeksan ihmettä (‘The eighth wonders of the world’)

Photo: Lapinlahden Linnut photo archive
Written by Tomas Sjöblom
Translated by Joe McVeigh