Janne Pekka Haavisto, born on November 28, 1964, in Espoo, Finland, is a Finnish drummer and record producer. He started his career at 16 as a drummer for J. Karjalainen & Mustat Lasit (J. Karjalainen & The Dark Glasses), playing with them for 12 years while attending Sibelius High School. In the late 1980s, Haavisto co-hosted a radio program focused on surf music on Radio City, leading to the formation of Laika & The Cosmonauts. He has been involved with various bands, including TTV and Janne Haavisto & The Farangs. As a producer, he earned an Emma prize in 2001 for Tähtilampun alla (Underneath the star lamp) by J. Karjalainen. Haavisto released two solo albums: Welcome Tourist We Take Your Dolar (2000) and Permanent Jet Lag (2002).
