Country of origin: Finland Location: Helsinki, Uusimaa Status: Active Formed in: 1986 Genre: Alternative/Progressive Metal/Rock Themes: Feelings, Loneliness, Irony, Sarcasm, The world Current label: Metalville Years active: 1986-? (as The Waltari), ?-present Mika Waltari was a famous Finnish author who lived from 1908-1979.Crazy rockers since 1986 Formed in 1986 by Jariot Lehtinen, Kärtsy Hatakka and Sauli Suomalainen. Before that, Kärtsy and Jariot had been playing together for some years in a band called The Draculas. The band was originally called The Waltari, but this was soon shortened.