Earlier this year Kosto released their debut EP, “Kiitos.” The band is releasing even more powerful material. The newly released single “Miehet ei itke” is the first single from a new EP to be released next year, and the game is opened without fear of the opinions of potential detractors – the topic is important:

Miehet ei itke is an ironic statement on the prevailing perception of masculinity and manhood. Can a man cry? What have we been raised to be like, and is this male model going around in an eternal circle? Are coldness and screaming the only alternatives to feelings?

“The biggest questioners of masculinity are other men. We expect that there is a certain mold that we should fit into – or we are made to fit through violence,” singer and lyricist Jarno Hyökyvaara reflects and continues:

“I myself have been hypersensitive and prone to anxiety and depression since childhood. I suffered from anxiety disorder and I have learned to live with it. The only way to accept myself as I am is to admit that my strengths are sensitivity, empathy and striving for honesty in terms of emotions.”

Kosto, who hails from Valkeakoski, Helsinki, Järvenpää and Jyväskylä, wants to spark a discussion about young men’s coping and well-being and upbringing with their new single. The band will be collaborating with the Väestöliitto Poikien Puhelimi during the autumn. For example, on Men’s Day 19.11. Kosto will visit Poikien Puhelimi’s TikTok live to discuss the topic.

“I became a father to a son in 2019. After this, I have had to think about my own home upbringing and the environment in which I grew up as a man. What kind of educator do I want to be? Do I strive to do my part to ensure that the world is more open to the emotional upbringing of men as well. It is our job as men to highlight shortcomings, for example, the marginalization of boys, and to show by our own example that yes: men are allowed to cry!”, Jarno says.

“As a student of East Helsinki and a music therapist, I feel that music can be a saving resource for dealing with emotions and experiences for young people who do not necessarily have the tools to verbalize them. That is why we also want to do concrete work for young people, for example now with Poikien Puhelimi,” guitarist Sami Selei explains the background to the collaboration.

Kosto encourages everyone to support Poikien Puhelimi’s activities and make a donation. You can donate the desired amount using MobilePay to 19600 (fundraising permit: RA/2020/1558). Poikien Puhelin is a telephone and chat service intended for all boys and young men under the age of 20. The free phone number is available to callers on weekdays from 13:00 to 18:00 and from 13:00 to 16:00 on 0800 94884. The chat is open from 13:00 to 16:00. You can talk anonymously with an adult male person at Poikien Puhelin or an employee of the Finnish Population Association. All conversations are confidential.

Kosto is:
Jarno Hyökyvaara (vocals)
Sami Selei (guitar)
Ville Marttila (guitar)
Visu Uimonen (bass)
Tino Jäntti (drums)

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Finnish-language nu metal band Kosto released their debut EP Kiitos. The band, founded in 2021, has been honing their production in peace until last fall, when Kosto’s career was kicked off with the release of the single Kipupiste. Now, however, the spotlight is on the EP’s opening track, Haaska.

“The EP’s opening track, Haaska, is a previously unreleased song that deals with dangerous communities and sects that take advantage of wounded and already beaten individuals. Over time, it is difficult to break free from them, and manipulation and the threat of mental and physical violence are constantly present. What feelings does an environment like this cause inside a person?”, ponders the text’s author and singer Jarno Hyökyvaara.

“The band was originally founded as revenge against all the evil that has been experienced in life. With their first EP, Kosto and its members thank the perpetrators of the damage that ultimately made Kosto’s existence possible,” says the band’s founder Sami Selei and continues: “With their music, Kosto aims to help relieve aggression and pressure. The lyrics aim to ensure that the songs always have something to say and a position to take.”

The EP also includes the previously released singles En ole, Pahanilmanlintu and Kipupiste, which deal with, among other things, narcissism, addiction and depression as well as the Finnish mentality. You can watch the music videos for the songs here.

Kiitos. -EP tracklist:
1. Haaska
2. En ole
3. Pahanilmanlintu
4. Kipupiste

The band from Valkeakoski-Helsinki-Järvenpää-Jyväskylä has been touring hard during the spring, and has won over a lot of new audiences with these revenge tours. Next, Kosto will move into the studio to record their next EP. The band will return to the stage and for new revenge tours in late summer.

Kosto has also opened a KostosTV online store, where you can buy official Kosto merchandise. The selection includes, among other things, a t-shirt, a beanie, a tote bag, and the Kostosocks, which have been in high demand in advance! As an opening offer until the end of April, subscribers will receive air guitar strings and free shipping, so all you have to do is put on your revenge pants and get ready for revenge!

Kosto is:
Jarno Hyökyvaara (vocals)
Sami Selei (guitar)
Ville Marttila (guitar)
Visu Uimonen (bass)
Tino Jäntti (drums)

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Raw nu metal band Kosto is releasing a new single today from their debut EP, kiitos., which will be released on May 16th. The single Pahanilmanlintu is the third release from the EP and this time it features heavier production than before. The new single also showcases vocalist Jarno Hyökyvaara’s rap skills.

“Pahanilmanlintu deals with addiction and depression and the struggle between the two. Finding a way out is too often a solitary task and the glimmers of light are only momentary. Some people get out, some don’t. Pahanilmanlintu can be another person, their own thoughts, a substance or society. The text is an outpouring of anxiety, but in the end there is hope for something better.” singer and lyricist Jarno Hyökyvaara opens the song’s lyrics.

“This song was a kind of ‘strange bird’ for me, but it turned out to be a very rolling rally! Originally, this was planned to be released later. However, the atmosphere and story became even stronger when we played together, and we realized that this song can carry itself and claim its place on Kosto’s first EP,” says Sami Selei, the band’s guitarist and the song’s composer.

The EP, which will be released in May, has previously yielded the singles Kipupiste and En ole. Music videos have also been released for the songs, which you can watch here.

Kiitos. -EP track list:
1. Haaska
2. En ole
3. Pahanilmanlintu
4. Kipupiste

The release of the single Pahanilmanlintu will be celebrated this Friday, March 28, 2025 at the Helsinki Semifinal, where Kosto will share the stage with the band IKINÄ. More information and tickets can be found here.

In conjunction with the release of the single “Pahanilmanlintu”, Kosto is also opening the KostosTV online store, where you can buy official Kosto merchandise. The selection includes, among other things, a t-shirt, beanie, tote bag and Kostosocks, which have been in high demand in advance! As an opening offer until the end of April, subscribers will receive air guitar strings and free shipping, so all you have to do is put on your pants and go for it!

Kosto is:
Jarno Hyökyvaara (vocals)
Sami Selei (guitar)
Ville Marttila (guitar)
Visu Uimonen (bass)
Tino Jäntti (drums)

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Since 2021, matured in complete silence, Kosto is a band operating under the license of nu metal, which also often visits the side of punk and rap. The music is bold and sometimes threatening, reflecting the Finnish soul landscape.

The band made up of experienced musicians includes Jarno Hyökyvaara (vocals), who has made a career as a professional actor and as a soloist, Sami Selei (guitar) known from the band IA, Tino Jäntti, who worked in Vanguardian and as Wolfheart’s session and tour drummer, Ville Marttila (guitar) and Visu Uimonen (bass) whom are active in I Revolt. From the beginning, the band’s common thread has been that the sound comes from the players, not from the computer.

“The first version of the song “Kipupiste” was already created in the winter of 2019. Later, after receiving the lyrics, I realized that this requires a grooving band, not computers,” guitarist Sami Selei commented.

The band’s singer Jarno Hyökyvaara says that he wrote the song on the shower floor, after last year’s Tuska festival.

“The song deals with the Finnish mentality, where the central part is the idea of ​​one’s own survival and loneliness, even if there are communities around,” says Hyökyvaara.

With the new song, Kosto heads to the concert stages. Currently on the desktop are the soon-to-be-released music video and next year’s debut EP.

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