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These guys play humorous, mainly cover versions of famous pop and rock hits using the fast and hilarious beat of humppa (trad. Finnish polka-like dance) and are very, very often drunk. In fact, all of their live shows are performed while intoxicated, and every one of their albums (save for one, which is widely recognized as their worst record) has also been recorded in a similar state. Current members of the band are Onni Varis (keyboard, vocals), Petteri Halonen (keyboard, guitar, vocals), Lassi Kinnunen (accordion, vocals), Martti Varis (bass, vocals) and Kristian Voutilainen (drums, vocals). Ilmari Koivuluhta (sound technique, logistics) and Pekka Jokinen (graphics, merchandise) are completing the humppa family. These are not in fact their real names; their (fake) first names are their second names, and their (fake) surnames are their mothers' maiden names. Onni Varis and Martti Varis are in no way related, both of their mothers' maiden names just happen to be the same. According to the band's statements, they play between 80 and 100 concerts in a year, of which only 20 in Finland and 40 to 50 in Germany. While touring in Germany they hid bottles of vodka in various places next to the Autobahn and asked their fans to find them using treasure maps provided by the band. Albums by Eläkeläiset in Finnish charts (2 albums): 1. Humppaelämää reach: 14/2003 - 15/2003; peak pos: 23; weeks: 2 2. Humppasirkus reach: 08/2006 - 10/2006; peak pos: 10; weeks: 3 Songs by Eläkeläiset in Finnish charts (4 songs): 1. Das Humppawerk reach: 23/2006 - 26/2006; peak pos: 6; weeks: 4 2. Jukolan Humppa reach: 03/2006 - 07/2006; peak pos: 5; weeks: 5 3. Katkolla Humppa reach: 11/2003 - 12/2003; peak pos: 6; weeks: 2 4. Keväthumppa reach: 20/2003 - 20/2003; peak pos: 17; weeks: 1
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Humppa, Other
Onni Waris - keys voc, Lassi Kinnunen - acc voc, Tapio Santaharju - dr voc, Petteri Halonen - keys voc, Martti Varis - b voc
Yes, Eläkeläiset is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming Eläkeläiset concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Eläkeläiset tour is scheduled for 10 dates across 8 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
Eläkeläiset is scheduled to play 10 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
Eläkeläiset's tour starts Apr 17, 2026 and ends on Jul 25, 2026. They will play 8 cities; their most recent concert was held in Frankfurt Am Main at Brotfabrik and their next upcoming concert will be in Münster at Gleis 22.
As part of the Eläkeläiset tour, Eläkeläiset is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
