Eppu Normaali is one of the most popular rock bands in Finland and one of the key representatives of genre called suomirock.

The band is the best-selling music artist in Finland, with certified sales of nearly two million records,[1] and it has also gained success especially in the use of the Finnish language in rock lyrics.

Eppu Normaali's most famous songs include "Vuonna '85" (In the Year '85), "Kitara, taivas ja tähdet" (The Guitar, the Sky and the Stars), "Murheellisten laulujen maa" (The Land of Sorrowful Songs), "Pimeyden tango" (Tango of Darkness), "Suolaista sadetta" (Salty Rain) and "Tahroja paperilla" (Stains on Paper).

The band took its name from a character in the Mel Brooks movie Young Frankenstein, and the subtitler translated the name of the character Abby Normal (abnormal) into the Finnish equivalent Eppu Normaali (epänormaali, roughly 'abnormal'; a Finnish equivalent of the original play with words).

Their 1996 release Repullinen hittejä, a greatest hits compilation sold over 240,000 copies,[5] reaching the top of the Finnish charts.

[3] In 2016, the band celebrated its 40th anniversary with a documentary film, book, photo exhibition and a massive show on Ratina stadium.