(since 1997) Olli Vänskä – violin, backing vocals (since 2005) Jesper Anastasiadis – bass, backing vocals (since 2012) Jaakko Jakku – drums (since 2012) Former members Janne Mäkinen – accordion, backing vocals (2005–2008) Antti Ventola – keyboard (1997–2007) Georg Laakso – guitars (ex-Cadacross) (2000–2006) Ari Kärkkäinen – guitars (1997–1999) Sami Aarnio – bass, backing vocals Tino Ahola – bass, backing vocals Mikko Törmikoski – bass, backing vocals (until 2004) Hannes "Hanu" Horma – bass, backing vocals (2005–2011) Netta Skog – accordion, backing vocals (2007–2011) Jukka-Pekka Miettinen – bass, backing vocals (ex-Ensiferum) (2011–2012) Tuomas "Tude" Lehtonen – drums (1997–2012) Robert Engstrand – keyboard (2011-2014) Live session musicians Robert Engstrand – keyboard (since 2019) Caitlin De Ville – violin (since 2019) Former live session musicians Riku Ylitalo – accordion, keyboard Wincef Boncamper – accordion Antti Laurila – accordion Timeline References Literature Antje Bosselmann-Ruickbie: Heavy Metal Meets Byzantium! Contact Between Scandinavia and Byzantium in the Albums ‘The Varangian Way’ (2007) and ‘Stand Up and Fight’ (2011) by the Finnish Band Turisas. In: Menschen, Bilder, Sprache, Dinge. Wege der Kommunikation zwischen Byzanz und dem Westen. Studien zur Ausstellung "Byzanz & der Westen. 1000 vergessene Jahre", ed. by Falko Daim, Christian Gastgeber, Dominik Heher, Claudia Rapp. Byzanz zwischen Orient und Okzident 9.2, Mainz 2018, 391-419 (PDF: https://uni-mainz.academia.edu/AntjeBosselmannRuickbie) External links Century Media Records Interview with Turisas at ME Metalhour Olli´s Interview – HallOfMetal Official YouTube channel Finnish heavy metal musical groups Finnish folk metal musical groups Century Media Records artists Musical groups established in 1997