Plastic Passion

Plastic Passion is an independent record label based in Turku, Finland. It was founded in 1995 by Aku-Tuomas Mattila, who continues to run the label alongside Ari-Pekka Lehtisalo. The label operates under the umbrella of Kulttuuriyhdistys Plastiikki, a cultural association that serves as its background organisation. Describing itself as "an eclectic and independent record label from Finland," Plastic Passion has built a catalogue that spans alternative rock, experimental music, and electronic-adjacent projects rather than being tied to a single genre. The label's best-known act is 500 kg lihaa, the band led by Kauko Röyhkä and Maritta Kuula. Plastic Passion has also released music by Jori Sjöroos, a producer and composer widely recognised for his work with the Finnish pop group PMMP; Sjöroos has recorded for the label under the Fu-Tourist and Funtourist artist names as well as with the groups Magenta Skycode, This Empty Flow, and Sad Parade. This roster illustrates the label's role as a home for Finnish alternative and independent music, connecting established figures with experimental side projects. Plastic Passion maintains a low-key, blog-based online presence at plasticpassionlabel.blogspot.com, where it shares news from its headquarters. Its releases are documented on public music databases such as Discogs, and the label also maintains a presence on Facebook. While it has never been a major commercial player, Plastic Passion is a recognised fixture of Finland's independent music scene, with a history stretching back to the mid-1990s.

Plastic Passion was founded in 1995 in Turku, Finland, by Aku-Tuomas Mattila. From its inception, the label was tied to Kulttuuriyhdistys Plastiikki, a cultural association that acts as its background organisation. Mattila has continued to run the label together with Ari-Pekka Lehtisalo, maintaining a small, hands-on operation rather than expanding into a large corporate structure. Over the decades, Plastic Passion has released music across alternative rock, experimental, and electronic-adjacent styles. Its best-known act is 500 kg lihaa, led by Kauko Röyhkä and Maritta Kuula. The label also became a recording home for Jori Sjöroos, a producer and composer known for his work with PMMP; Sjöroos released material on Plastic Passion under the Fu-Tourist and Funtourist names and as a member of Magenta Skycode, This Empty Flow, and Sad Parade. These associations gave the label a degree of visibility within Finland's independent and alternative music community. The label has maintained a modest public profile, communicating through a blog at plasticpassionlabel.blogspot.com and maintaining a Facebook page. Its catalogue is documented on Discogs. As of the mid-2020s, Plastic Passion remains an active independent label rooted in Turku's cultural scene.

• 1995

  Plastic Passion is founded in Turku, Finland, by Aku-Tuomas Mattila.

• The label becomes a recording home for Jori Sjöroos under the Fu-Tourist and Funtourist names and for his bands Magenta Skycode, This Empty Flow, and Sad Parade.

• 500 kg lihaa, led by Kauko Röyhkä and Maritta Kuula, becomes the label's best-known act.

Eclectic independent record label focused on Finnish alternative and experimental music.

• 500 kg lihaa releases

• Jori Sjöroos / Fu-Tourist releases

• Magenta Skycode releases

• This Empty Flow releases

• Sad Parade releases

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