Lapko is a Finnish alternative rock group from Harjavalta, formed in 1996 by
friends Ville Malja, Anssi Nordberg, Janne Heikkonen and Jussi Matikainen. Their
debut EP Your Special K.O. appeared in 2003 and attracted attention from Finnish
music media. The following year the band released The Arms, followed by Scandal
in 2006, which peaked at number 2 on the Finnish charts after the group signed
with Fullsteam Records and began touring the United States. In 2007 Young Desire
reached number 3, offering a more melancholic tone. Subsequent releases included
A New Bohemia (2010), ΓΟΛΕ...