Finland were also the winners of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, with the first heavy metal band to enter the competition, Lordi.
Throughout the Finland and Scandinavian countries there has been an uprising of 80s era "glam metal" bands heavily influenced by bands like Mötley Crüe and Guns n' Roses with a modern twist like Reckless Love, Santa Cruz, Crashdiet and Hardcore Superstar.