Jarkko & Laura

Infobox musical artist
Name = Jarkko & Laura
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Helsinki, Finland
Genre = Schlager
Pop Music
Eurovision Song Contest
Years_active = 1966-present
Label = Scandia
URL = [http://www.jarkkojalaura.com Official Website]
Members = Jarkko Antikainen, Laura Antikainen (Ruotsalo until 1969)
Notable_instruments = Voice

Jarkko ja Laura ( _en. Jarkko and Laura) are a Finnish pop-duo. They first had their break on the Finnish music scene in 1966, with a mildly successful song written by Laura, "Meidän laulumme". From then on, they released many singles, along with a few covers of English songs such as "The Windmills of Your Mind", "Cinderella Rockefella", "Lament of the Cherokee Reservation", which were popular at the time.

They were chosen to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Spain with the song Kuin silloin ennen "(Like in Those Times)". They beat out now popular Finnish singer, Katri Helena, in the national final by just a few thousand postcard votes. In Madrid, they placed 12th in the voting results. Shortly after the contest, they married.

After their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, they released singles continually until 1972. More currently, Jarkko is a photographer and Laura is still performing music. She released an album in 2004, called "Tyttö kaupungista" (Translates roughly in English as: "City girl").

* [http://www.jarkkojalaura.com/ Official Website (In Finnish)]
* [http://www.ananas-tuotanto.com/valokuvat/index.htm Jarkko's Photographic Work (in Finnish)]