Rock music came to Finland in the year 1950. The Founded was the first band performing and Love Records made the first domestic record labels dedicated to Finnish rock music. And their goes Blue Section, a group inspired by Jimi Hendrix and The Who gained the reputation of being “the first Finnish band of international quality” in the late 1960’s. During the 1970’s, progressive rock groups Wigwam and Tasavallan Presidentti received critical acclaim in the United Kingdom, but fame evade them. Pekka Streng was one of the great early pioneers of Finish rock music with his very personal progressive follrock and Finnish lyrics with a spiritual content. In this time the genre of “suomirock” were born through the pioneering work of artist such as mentioned above. Suomirock literally means Finnish rock music, however, its true meanings a more specific one, meaning rock/pop music with Finnish lyrics. As a genre and a name it really started its life in the 80’s following the punk movement. And not only imitating international trends or otherwise having international sound and English lyrics, but a form of rock music, that is recognizably Finnish and have Finnish lyrics.

From corners to corners of Finland, its popularity, heavy metal music fans and fanatics can be seen and it is considered a popular phenomenon. A phenomenon that is very strong that even the church, a place of worship has been invaded. They call it Metal Mass, a heavy metal music service of worship. This was thought up by five whom worked at a church, Haka Kekalainen, a pastor, Jukka Valkama, Mikko Saari, a youth worker, and two musicians Markus Korri and Juhani Palttala, after 2005 seminar on relationship of Church and heavy metal music. In it the traditional hymns are adapted to heavy metal style, following a Lutheran service pattern. Drawing hundreds of people, especially youth, to church. The mass was first held in June 29, 2006 at Temppeliauko Church. The service was reportedly a success, with 300 people being left out because of safety reasons. An album based on the service entitled Metallimessu, peaked at number 12 on the Finnish album chart, and has been on the Top 40 Chart for three weeks. Several known Finnish heavy metal musicians have participated on the musical side of the service and the album. The Finnish Christian media Association awarded Metal Mass the “Christian Media Achievement of 2007” title, writing that Metal Mass as a concept and service of worship has remarkably widened Finland’s Lutheran church’s boundaries for the current  and future members of its parishes. The concept has drawn interest and media coverage from Sweden and Norway.

Heavy metal music would a great contribution of Finland to the evolution of music. From a regular rock music up to the metal mass would considerably a life long achievement in the industry. In addition to those who love heavy metal they might not know that the latest wave of heavy metal bands did not come from New York or even Los Angeles and not even from England or Germany but the most of the newest and most interesting heavy metal bands come from Finland.