This year's theme: Country!
At this year's Bussfest we will have a country theme, which will be noticeable in the music at Bussfest with, among others, Silverball and Larry Peninsula coming to play in connection with Bussfest on Friday.
Larry Peninsula is a country artist from Oulu who now lives in Helsinki. In October 2025, Larry Peninsula, one of the leading Finnish country artists, was awarded the "Rising Star of the Year" award at the Texas Sounds International Country Music Awards, USA. Larry Peninsula's critically acclaimed debut album "Country Music Only" gained great visibility and new loyal fans both in Finland and abroad. In addition to Finland, Larry, who is building an international career, has performed in the USA, Germany, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden and the Canary Islands. Larry's music has been played on Finnish radio stations and around the world. He has also been mentioned in two books about country music.
Larry has performed with many industry legends such as Mikko Alatalo, Jussi Syre & The Groundreabers, Jussi Raittinen and Marko Haavisto, and has been the opening act for Grammy winner Redd Volkaert, Drake Milligan and Ward Hayden & The Outliers, among others. Larry is currently working on his second album with experienced producer Tom Frisk. The album will be released in late 2026. Peninsula also plays in the bands The Finnish Highwaymen and Werewolves Of Helsinki. The band consists of Timo Kanerva (bass, vocals), Ari Hujanen (drums) and Jussi Salminen (pedal steel).
