What is your biggest goal to reach as a solo artist?
I don’t put any goals, I just do what I feel and I appreciate the feedback. The goal itself is to be an artist.
What do you feel when you are singing?
Different things, different emotions. It is very complicated to explain my feelings. Sometimes I have to think more about the singing technique; sometimes it’s easier just to think about the music.
You came to Brazil twice in your solo career and you kept in touch with your brazilian fans. What's the best memory you have among these moments?
I have been performing in Brazil more than twice and it has always been great. Visiting Rio is always a pleasure. Beautiful city. Visiting the Corcovado was great! Always stopping in a Rodizio for some tasty picanha is a must.
Would you like to release an album inspired by one of Paulo Coelho's books?
Would be nice to do a soundtrack for a movie that is based in one of his books.
I believe that since the first time we listened to your songs we lived them as a soundtrack of our reality: We are always having moments as Oasis, Dark Star, Underneath... Does the same happen to you? Tell us how it is to live a song that you wrote by yourself.
My own songs bring me back memories of the time they were composed and the feelings and emotions why I wrote them. Is different than songs composed by other artists.
You have been working with both metal and classical in your solo career. Which one is your priority now?
I am not putting priorities to my career. I do things as I feel them.
Have you ever thought about having Christmas concerts in South America and maybe singing Spanish or Portuguese versions of traditional songs like "Happy Christmas (War is Over)" and "Silent Night"?
That would be lovely. I don’t have anything against it.
What do your Finnish fans think about the fact that you consider Argentina as your new homeland? What do they say when you declare you won't live in Finland anymore?
I don’t know about my fans, but I can tell you about my friends and relatives who have visited my new home in Argentina. They would love to move there too :) The sun, the food, open minded people etc…
During the recordings for your album you traveled around the world seeking the best possible work, you worked with excellent musicians and you also have a huge number of fans among many artists. Do you have a project of recording a DVD with special guests, orchestras and other singers?
It would be lovely, but the complicated logistics and the high costs it will generate wouldn’t make it possible at this moment.
If Harus lasts for a long time, how will you balance your solo career and be able to satisfy the fans from both careers at the same time?
When we get to that situation we’ll see. I don’t consider having two careers, I have only one.
In October you came to Brazil to play in Rock in Rio with the band Angra. The concert was excellent but as we know the organization of the event didn't collaborate as it should, but the fans reacted in a very different way than usual in a situation like that, they kept clapping and singing your name. How is it for you having so passionate fans and how did you feel during these moments in Rock in Rio?
I felt very welcome in Rock in Rio. It was exiting to perform with Angra and despite all the problems; I had a great time with them and with my Brazilian fans. I got very surprised by the magical reaction of the audience and I am really looking forward to return to Rock in Rio with my own band one day.
Do you intend to release some album with a different multimedia content, to present to your fans?
This depends a lot more on the record company and what they feel is interesting to be released in different territories.
How much do you think you changed, artistically and personally, since the beginning of your career? Did you feel these changes? I also would like to know how you develped yourself vocally, as a songwritter and solo singer.
In the beginning everything was new and exciting and now after having an experience to tour all around the world and make music on my own for several years already, of course I have learned what I want and like to do and what I don’t. I have also grown as a woman, not only as an artist because when I started in music business, I was very young and naive. I am constantly taking singing lessons from my teacher, because I feel there is no end to that process. As a songwriter I am still taking my baby steps and learning day after day new stuff about it.