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Matti ja Teppo is a famous Finnish folk duo made up of brothers Matti Tapio Ruohonen 73 (born in Turku, Finland on 8 August 1949) and Teppo Ilmari Ruohonen 74 (born also in Turku on 1 March 1948) who have performed together since childhood.

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Matti ja Teppo
Background information
Origin	Turku, Finland
Genres	Folk
Years active	1972–present
Labels	M & T Production
Members	Matti Tapio Ruohonen Teppo Ilmari Ruohonen
Website	www.mattijateppo.fi/

The duo studied violin and piano in their hometown Turku. Matti also studied guitar and songwriting, whereas Teppo became a lyricist. In 1972, the duo released their debut album, the self-titled album Matti ja Teppo. They established their own record label "M & T Production" in 1975 and have become one of the biggest selling artists in Finland, with many famous songs like "Kissankultaa", "Et voi tulla rajan taa", "Mä joka päivä töitä teen", "Ensimmäinen", "Kaiken takana on nainen", "Mä tanssin hullun lailla" and "Näitä polkuja tallaan". Many of their albums have been certified gold and platinum.[1]

Their older brother was the operatic tenor and voice pedagog Seppo Ruohonen (1946-2020).[2]

Discography

Albums

• 1972: Matti ja Teppo
• 1975: Ota kiinni
• 1976: Cara mia
• 1977: Sait mitä hait
• 1981: Et voi tulla rajan taa
• 1982: Pidä itsestäsi huolta
• 1983: Minuun voit luottaa
• 1984: Kuulut aikaan parhaimpaan
• 1984: Lauluja sinulle
• 1986: Matti & Teppo
• 1987: Matti ja Teppo '87
• 1989: Aito tunne
• 1989: Joulu on rakkautta
• 1990: Suuret valssisuosikit
• 1991: Taivaan merkit
• 1992: Jää mun luo
• 1994: Kaikki peliin
• 1995: Suuret valssisuosikit 2
• 1995: Toivon ja hiljaisuuden lauluja
• 1997: Luotuja kulkemaan
• 1998: Suuret valssisuosikit 3
• 1999: Toivon ja hiljaisuuden lauluja 2
• 2001: Ensimmäinen
• 2003: Hänelle
• 2004: Joulun aika
• 2006: Pöytä täyteen
• 2006: Toivon ja hiljaisuuden lauluja 3
• 2008: Satoi tai paistoi
• 2010: Peruskallio
• 2012: Meidän paikka
• 2014: Yksinoikeudella
• 2015: 45 V. Juhlalevy
• 2017: Nostalgiaa
• 2019: Enemmän

Compilations

• 1979: Täyskymppi 1969–1979
• 1985: Parhaat 1
• 1986: Parhaat 2
• 1991: Kaksi alkuperäistä: Pidä itsestäsi huolta / Minuun voit luottaa
• 1993: Vauhti kiihtyy
• 2001: Kaikki hitit
• 2002: Kaikkien aikojen valssisuosikit
• 2002: Näin se kesäloma toimii
• 2004: 35. vuotisjuhlalevy
• 2009: 40. vuotisjuhlalevy
• 2015: 45 V. Juhlalevy
• 2019: 50 v. juhlalevy

See also

• List of best-selling music artists in Finland

References

External links

• Official website
• Discogs

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