Eero Raittinen
Eero Raittinen performing with SF-Blues in 2023 at the Tavastia Club
Background information
Birth name	Eero Nikodemus Raittinen
Born	(1944-10-06) 6 October 1944 (age 80) Helsinki, Finland
Origin	Helsinki, Finland
Occupation(s)	singer, drummer
Years active	1960–present
Formerly of	The Esquires, The Sounds, The Boys, Tasavallan Presidentti

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Eero Raittinen (born 6 October 1944, Helsinki)^[1] is a Finnish pop, rock and blues singer and drummer. Starting in 1960, Raittinen performed in various bands, initially alongside his older brother Jussi Raittinen, but has mostly had a solo career spanning over sixty years.^[2][3] Among his better-known recordings are the Finnish cover versions of the Swedish Mälarö kyrka (1968) and the Italian Che sarà (1971).^[2] As of 2022, he is credited as a primary artist on 17 albums, including several for major labels such as RCA and Epic.^[4] He took part in the Finnish qualification for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, but failed to get through to the final.^[5] His authorised biography Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen was published in 2020.^[6]

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  Eero Raittinen performing with SF-Blues in 2023 at the Tavastia Club
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• Saksala, E. Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen (Kouvola: Reuna, 2020) ISBN 978-952-355-038-4