Finland

Finland is a country in Northern Europe.

References to Finland in Frank Zappa's work

• Ms. Pinky: inspired by a a sex doll in a Finnish porn magazine.
• During a concert in Helsinki, a Finnish fan requested the song Whipping Post by The Allman Brothers Band. Zappa later added the song to his repertoire.
• Road Tapes, Venue No. 2 (recorded in Finland). It also features All Skate/Dun-Dun-Dun (The Finnish Hit Single).
• You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2: A.K.A. The Helsinki Concert. One track in particular, Satumaa (Finnish Tango) is a Finnish song, composed by Unto Mononen and performed in the Finnish language.

Frank Zappa concerts in Finland

• 73/08/23 Helsinki Finland Finlandia Talo
• 74/09/22-23 Helsinki Finland Kulttuuritalo
• 76/02/26 Helsinki Finland Messukeskus
• 77/01/23 Helsinki Finland Kulttuuritalo
• 88/04/29 Helsinki Finland Jaeaehalli

Zappa associates from Finland

• Christian von Alfthan and Eva Helkäma
• Matti Koskiala
• Matti Laipio
• Jukka Teittinen

Finnish Zappa cover bands

• Category:Finnish Tributes & Cover Bands

Finnish rock artists

• Pekka Pohjola

Finnish classical or folk musicians

• Ensemble Ambrosius
• Unto Mononen
• Esa-Pekka Salonen

Other

• Frank Zappa - The Nordic Stories

Frank Zappa about Finland

"The first time we played Helsinki. We started playing "Son. of Mr. Green Jeans", which is an instrumental. You would have thought it was "I Wanna Hold Your Hand." These teenage girls started going crazy. I'd never heard that kind of noise before for one of our concerts." - Frank Zappa, interviewed by Charlene Keeler, Genesis, April 1979.