Mieskuoro Huutajat

Mieskuoro Huutajat

Mieskuoro Huutajat (Men's Choir Shouters) is an internationally famous shouting choir from Oulu, Finland. They were established in 1987 and originally comprised 20 shouting men, since expanded to 30.

Led by conductor Petri Sirviö, the choir is best known for their loud renditions of Finnish patriotic songs, but have also performed foreign tunes such as The Star-Spangled Banner. [1] [2]

They were guest performers at Congratulations, a special 50th anniversary concert for the Eurovision Song Contest held in Copenhagen, Denmark in October, 2005.

Documentary Film

Screaming Men
Directed by	Mika Ronkainen
Produced by	Kimmo Paananen
Music by	Olli Tuomainen & Petri Sirviö
Cinematography	Vesa Taipaleenmäki
Editing by	Pernille Bech Christensen
Distributed by	Trust Film Sales
Release date(s)	2003
Running time	76 min.
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish, English

The choir was portrayed in a documentary film Screaming Men [3], released in 2003, directed by Mika Ronkainen.

External links

• Home page of Mieskuoro Huutajat
• Official site of the film Screaming Men
• The Shouting Men of Finland, BBC
• Screaming Men at the Internet Movie Database