Finnvox Studios

Finnvox Studios is a recording studio located in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland. It was founded by Erkki Ertesuo, Kurt Juuranto and Lejos Inc. in 1965[1] and is the longest running studio recording facility in Finland.[2] The original multi-track recording equipment and continuous technical updates of the studio machines and acoustics soon made Finnvox the most sought after studio in the country.[3] Finnish artists which recorded at Finnvox in the 1970s include Rauli Somerjoki, M. A. Numminen and their bands, Wigwam,[4] Agit-prop and many others.[5] Up until the 1990s, Finnvox also operated a vinyl record mastering and pressing facility,[6] which was later converted in new studio rooms and in a mixing and recording room for film and TV productions.[7][8] Currently, Finnvox occupy 2000 square feet[9] and has nine studio rooms, five of which are used for recording and mixing, three for mastering and editing and one for film and TV productions.[10][11] Finnvox Studios maintained for five decades their importance in the country, remaining the first choice in Finland for all the local record producers and companies.[12]

More recently, many metal bands used Finnvox Studios for recording, mixing or mastering their albums including Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Finntroll, HIM, Moonsorrow, Holy Knights, Ram-Zet, Throes of Dawn, Grenouer, Apocalyptica and many more.[5][13]

The mastering abilities of technician Mika Jussila in particular are much requested in the metal community, with more than 1300 metal albums mastered at Finnvox since 1990.[14]