Unshine was formed in May 2000, when Susanna Vesilahti visited the rehearsal of the band for the first time.
The other members, who had known each other for some years from other projects, describe that as a "kind of a musical awakening".
[citation needed] At that time the band had their rehearsal room at the cellar of the "Manala" restaurant in Helsinki.
At the beginning of 2002, Unshine self-produced their first demo which was called "Promo 2002", on which they published three songs.
[4] Unshine's early style has been interpreted as being torn between bands like Nightwish and Lacuna Coil and a much more pop-oriented direction.