Hämäläinen was the former editor of Suosikki, a magazine which focuses on the country's pop music scene.
[1] Hämäläinen was well known for interviewing high-profile celebrities including The Rolling Stones, Muhammad Ali and Elvis Presley.
[1] The subjects of his writings included Olavi Virta (born 1915 – died 1972), a Finnish tango singer; Urpo Lahtinen (born 1931 – died 1994), a media mogul and the founder of the gossip magazine, Hymy; and Finnish singer Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen.
[1] Jyrki Hämäläinen died suddenly at the age of 65 at his home in Espoo, Finland, on 18 March 2008.
[1] Hämäläinen had complained of stress and had been hospitalized due to illness for a short time before he died.