The Groove

The greatest artists of all time from Finland

14 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Nightwish

Finland · 1996– · symphonic metal

100.650

Why this number?

The full board

Amorphis

Finland · 1990– · progressive metal 46.090

Apocalyptica

Finland · 1993– · heavy metal 33.260

4 Sonata Arctica

Finland · 1999– · rock 28.120

Stratovarius

Finland · 1984– · power metal 25.360

6 Moonsorrow

Finland · 1995– · folk metal 23.440

7 Children of Bodom

Finland · 1997–2019 · melodic death metal 21.750

8 HIM

Finland · 1991–2017 · gothic rock 21.380

9 Insomnium

Finland · 1997– · melodic death metal 7.950

The 69 Eyes

Finland · 1989– · rock 7.600

11 Wintersun

Finland · 2003– · melodic death metal 6.370

12 Poets of the Fall

Finland · 2002– · pop rock 4.765

13 Ensiferum

Finland · 1995– · folk metal 4.400

14 Battle Beast

Finland · 2008– · heavy metal 4.200