Finns represent!

Since we’re not allowed to talk about politics, how about music? Here’s some heavy (and I mean HEAVY) Finnish rock from WFMU’s On the Download:

From the album "Apollo" (1970). Apollo were a gutsy Finnish rock act very much of their time, formed by members of the popular 60s group Topmost. The album is evenly split between Beefheart-style screwy blues guitar numbers, and Aphrodite's Child-esque string-soaked prog ballads.
http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/WB/Apollo_-_Symboli.mp3

http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/WB/Apollo_-_Laulu_Ystavalle.mp3

Another great discovery in early 70s Finnish rock, Haikara were more progressive and complex than Apollo, with inventive song structures that sometimes incorporated Scandinavian folk themes. Essential for fans of Arbete och Fritid and Panta Rei
http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/WB/Haikara_-_Luoja_Kutsuu.mp3