Famous People with Name Sami

Sami Rintala            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Sami Rintala: is a Finnish architect and artist. He studied architecture at Helsinki University of Technology, completing his studies in 1999. Rintala first came to public and critical attention with the joint projects he made with Marco Casagrande, under their partnetrship, Casagrande & Rintala, from 1998 to 2003, when their partnership dissolved. Casagrande & Rintala produced a series of critically acknowledged architectural installations around the world, often at art biennales, including the Venice Biennale.

Sami Hinkka            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Sami Hinkka: is a heavy metal bass player, presently with Ensiferum. He joined his current band in 2004[1] as a replacement for Jukka-Pekka Miettinen after playing for some years in the melodic death/doom metal band Rapture. He left his role with Rapture in 2006 and now plays only in Ensiferum.

Sami Kukkohovi            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Sami Kukkohovi: is a Finnish musician, best known as the bassist of the Finnish metal band, Sentenced.[1] He joined the band in 1996, replacing Taneli Jarva, and stayed with Sentenced up until they disbanded in 2005. Firstly, he was only a session member on gigs, but after that he joined the band officially. In addition to playing the bass guitar, he was also the back-up vocalist. Kukkohovi has been the guitar player for the hard rock band Solution 13 during his time at the Sentenced. On live shows of the Doom metal band KYPCK[2],

Sami Kuoppamäki            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Sami Kuoppamäki: is a Finnish drummer who has been a very prolific jazz and popular music session musician after the break-up of his early-90s band, Kingston Wall. His current, most active group in which he plays in is called Zook. The band also includes ex-Kingston Wall bassist Jukka Jylli.

Sami Lopakka            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Sami Lopakka: is a Finnish guitarist. Lopakka was one of two guitarists for the band Sentenced until it disbanded. Lopakka was the band's main lyric writer and was also considered the spokesman for the band. Since 2007 he is once again active in KYPCK.Sami spoke with Metal-Rules.com in April 2007 about his recent activities. Also discussed was the final Sentenced show which was recently released on DVD, what his former Sentenced bandmates have been up to, and of course the details on his own business and musical pursuits. April 2007 interview