Finntroll

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Finntroll
Finntroll at Rockharz Open Air 2016 in Germany
Background information
Origin	Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Folk metal, black metal
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Spinefarm, Century Media
Members	Samuli Ponsimaa Henri Sorvali Sami Uusitalo Mikael Karlbom Aleksi Virta Mathias Lillmåns Heikki Saari
Past members	Mikael Harju Jan Jämsen Rauno Raimoranta Teemu Raimoranta Tomi Ullgren Samu Ruotsalainen Tapio Wilska
Website	trollhorde.com

Finntroll is a Finnish metal band from Helsinki that combines elements of black metal and folk metal. Finntroll's lyrics are mostly in Swedish, the only exception being the song "Madon Laulu" on Visor om slutet. Finntroll's original singer, Katla, decided to use Swedish over Finnish since he was part of a Swedish-speaking minority in Finland and the sound of the language seemed to better suit the band's "trollish" outfit.^[1] Despite several vocalist changes, this tradition has continued.

According to band members Vreth and Skrymer, they took their name from an old Finnish legend where Swedish priests coming to Finland had an encounter with a wild-looking man who killed most of their party. The survivors came back bearing the tale of the Finn-Troll.

Finntroll's lyrics mainly deal with legends and tales revolving around the fictional troll-king "Rivfader" and the trolls fighting against the Christians who entered their lands and spread their beliefs. A recurring theme is the story of two priests named "Aamund" and "Kettil": the first three full-length albums feature a rather short but fierce song about the two men who constantly get themselves into trouble with the trolls, only to get beaten up and mutilated over and over again by the wrathful followers of Rivfader.

To date, the band's discography includes seven full-length albums, a live album and three EPs. Their newest studio album Vredesvävd was released in 2020.