Taiska or Hannele Aulikki Kauppinen, née Suominen (born June 9, 1955 in Imatra) is a Finnish singer of popular music. She is mostly known for her evergreen hit, "Mombasa" (1975), originally by Italian composer Fabio Frizzi. She married Pekka Kauppinen in 1984, bore him a son named Elias, and divorced in 1990. World Popular Song Festival In the World Popular Song Festival 1977, in Tokyo, Japan, she represented Finland with a Finnish-language song ("Boogie-mies"), with a score of 56 points. Discography Albums Mombasa (1976) Taiska (1978) Villi vapaudenkaipuu (1980) Oma tie (1981) 20 suosikkia – Mombasa (1996) 20 suosikkia – Rannalla (2000) Matkalla (2005) Taiska – Hitit (2011) References 1955 births Living people People from Imatra 20th-century Finnish women singers 21st-century Finnish women singers