Aappo I. Piippo

Born June 6, 1950 in Vieremä, Finland. Died February 6, 2011 in Helsinki, Finland. A Finnish journalist, translator and lyricist. Wrote lyrics for over 2000 songs, but only about 600 of them has been recorded. He worked with various popular Finnish artists. He used pseudonym Kristiina Sydänmaa when writing lyrics for Nylon Beat and Kikka (2).