Klamydia (Chlamydia) are a Finnish D.I.Y. punk rock band formed in 1988. Their oft-mentioned inspirations are bands like the Ramones, Misfits and Motörhead. New line-up from 2024 is: Vesku-vocals, Pasi-drums, Jakke-guitar, Silttu-guitar and Severi-bass. Klamydia has sold over 750 000 records over the years, including five number-one albums and five number-one singles on the Finnish Official charts. Among the number-ones, Klamydia has also had lots of top-three records on the charts - many of them selling gold or platinum. Klamydia is an active tour band- over 2000 gigs in homeland during the years. The band has also been successful in Germany, releasing split singles there and touring with such German punk bands as Die Schwarzen Schafe and Die Lokalmatadore. Some gigs with these bands also in Switzerland, Czech Republic and Austria. In 2001 Klamydia were presented with a prestigious cultural award by their hometown of Vaasa, which caused considerable consternation in more traditional art circles. The bandmembers chuckled at the attention while enjoying the improved sales and interest in the band. So after 21 albums, 6 compilations, 7 live-albums and a numerous amount of singles and EP's the saga continues... Latest album ”Mörkö Koneistossa” came out on 9th May 2025. Latest single "Viimeinen kesäpäivä!" out on 9/12 2025.
