There were prominent visitors at a vaccination campaign in Rovaniemi, Finland: Lordi, the 2006 ESC winner, picked up his second dose. Another VIP came by as well.
Prominent visit to a “pop up” vaccination campaign in Rovaniemi, Finland: Mr. Lordi, singer of the heavy metal band of the same name, came by on Sunday to get his second dose of vaccination against the corona virus, as reported by the Finnish radio.
“They stuck a large needle in my arm and that’s exactly why I came here. That was my second dose of vaccination,” said Lordi, who in 2006 won Finland’s first and so far only victory in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The heavy metal singer told Yle he couldn’t remember the number of times the band’s tours had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Lordi, whose real name is Tomi Petteri Putaansuu, said that he used the time well: “There are also good sides to all of this. It gave us the opportunity to be creative. We recorded seven albums.”
Santa Claus also attended the vaccination campaign
Another “celebrity” came by: Santa Claus, who according to a Finnish legend lives in Rovaniemi. Because of his old age, he is of course already fully vaccinated.
The visit of Lordi and Santa Claus should encourage more people, especially the younger age groups, to vaccinate. According to the (ECDC), more than 80 percent of adults in Finland have been vaccinated at least once. Almost 41 percent are fully vaccinated. According to data from, however, more than 66 percent of the total population in the Scandinavian country is vaccinated at least once and 35.3 percent are fully vaccinated. For comparison: In, 61.7 percent of the total population have been vaccinated at least once and 52.3 percent have been fully vaccinated.
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