Iltalehti found out Linda Lampenius’ income in recent years.
Linda Lampenius has lived in Sweden for more than a couple of decades. Atte Kajova
Pete Parkkonen and Linda Lampenius represented Finland in Eurovision and finished sixth.
Parkkonen and Lampenius, who have been the pre-favorites of the Wiz for a long time, talked a lot about the world even before the Wiz final. In particular, the top violinist Linda Lampenius, 56, who has created an international career for decades, has been basking in several headlines in recent weeks.
Iltalehti found out how long Lampenius, who lived in Sweden, has earned in recent years. The most recent available tax information is from 2024. At that time, Lampenius’ total income was around 41,000 euros.
A year earlier, his income was around 48,000 euros.
Before the Eurovision final, Lampenius commented to a Swedish newspaper For Dagens Industri Financial effects of participating in UMK and visas.
– Financially, it is very important whether you do well in Eurovision. My performance fees increased already after UMK and today I receive ten times higher fees than before UMK. There’s not much to complain about, Lampenius commented to the newspaper.
In 2022, when the traces of the corona pandemic were still visible, Lampenius earned around 24,000 euros. In 2021, his income was around 17,000 euros. In 2020, Lampenius earned around 36,000 euros.
In an interview with Dagens Industri, Lampenius said that he invests in himself and his career by staying in motion and working constantly. He does not stop training or doing work after a goal has been achieved, but continues long-term.
In an interview, Lampenius spoke about his violins alone about the best rankings.
– Their price never goes down. On the contrary, their value increases every year.
Lampenius played his masterpiece, the Gagliano violin from 1781, in the finale. Lampenius has previously told Iltalehti that the value of his violin is around hundreds of thousands of euros. the BBC according to the instrument is worth more than half a million euros.
At the time of the five-year boom, the Swedes have partially adopted Lampenius as their own. Lampenius has lived in the country since 2002. Lampenius’s family includes her husband Martin Cullberg and their two daughters.
Lampenius previously told Iltalehti that “owning” Sweden has seemed flattering to him. Lampenius’ Nygård history has been unearthed both in the world and in Sweden, and in general there is a lot of talk about him.
On stage, Lampenius acknowledged that he represents 100% Finland.
– There is no Sweden in me then, Lampenius told Iltalehti in Vienna before the final.
