Fiord 7

Fictional instrumental guitar band conceived by Eiichi Ohtaki in 1985 for his Snow Time compilation, consisting of Matti Luhtala, Shigeru Suzuki, and Hiroki Komazawa. Ohtaki wrote that they were "a local band based in Hirinsalu, Finland, about 500 meters north of Helsinki," and Suzuki (as the character Uusikopunki Siegel) wrote that he heard Ohtaki's song "さらばシベリア鉄道" while working at a supermarket and liked its "melancholy, Scandinavian melody," immediately adding it to the band's repertoire. Luhtala, an actual Finnish guitarist from the band The Mustangs (3) which Ohtaki enjoyed, came to Japan to record "哀愁のフィヨルドの少女" on the album.