RANTANEN, MATTI (, Helsinki), accordionist.
Matti Rantanen studied accordion with Lasse Pihlajamaa from 1960 to 1968 and in Copenhagen with Mogens Ellegaard in 1975. In 1974 he received his undergraduate degree from the University of Helsinki. From 1964 to 1967, starting at age twelve, he won Finland's Youth Accordion Championship four times. Rantanen won the national championship in 1968, and the Scandinavian Countries championship in 1969 and 1970. In 1970 he shared a third place in...