Kari Peitsamo

Kari Juhani Valdemar Peitsamo (born 26 August 1957 in Nokia, Finland) is a Finnish musician who style has changed along the years from acoustic avantgarde pop to electric rock. His probably best-known song is 'Kauppaopiston naiset' from 1977.

Kari Peitsamo started his career with the EP Kari Peitsamo ja Ankkuli, which was created with the assistance of Juuso Nordlund and Kaj Martin, the backing group of Juice Leskinen, on the studio time left over from Leskinen. Kari Peitsamo's debut album Jatsin syvin olemus (1977) was still performed as a trio but the following albums would be solos where Peitsamo performed his songs accompanied only by an acoustic guitar. Later on Peitsamo's acoustic guitar was switched to an electric one, alongside with the band Ankkuli with its other members Harri Siirtola (bass) and Yrjö Majamaa (drums).

After this Peitsamo who had recorded for Love Records moved to Poko Rekords, also changing his band to Kari Peitsamo Revival, influenced by Creedence Clearwater Revival and Status Quo (Peitsamo also translated songs by both bands to Finnish). After the Revival period Peitsamo played rock with his new band Kari Peitsamon Skootteri in 1985-1994. Peitsamo's another ensemble, Kari Peitsamo & Hirttämättömät, also released one album in 1998, called Bubblegum Warriors In Faded Jeans.

Kari Peitsamo is known for his vast productivity; for example, as many as six albums of his came out during the years 1993 and 1994. However, during the later years Peitsamo's musical activities have receded, and he has worked among all as a grave digger and as a candidate for Finnish Communist Party in 2003 Parliamentary Election.