| Birth Day | December 25, 1976 |
| Birth Place | Kitee, Finland |
| Age | 47 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Founded and led the symphonic metal band Nightwish. He was heavily influenced by harmonic film music.
He attended a music college for 11 years, where he studied clarinet, tenor saxophone, piano, and music theory.
He co-wrote the Nightwish film Imaginaerum, which was released in 2012.
His older brother, Petri, became an autopsy assistant.
He was a devout fan of Disney, Dragonlance, and J.R.R. Tolkien.
