Jari Haapalainen (born 1971) is a Finnish-Swedish musician, songwriter and producer.[1][2] He was born to Finnish immigrant parents.[2] Haapalainen resides in Berlin, Germany. He played lead guitar for The Bear Quartet, and used to be a member in the pop combo Heikki.

Jari Haapalainen with The Bear Quartet at the Accelerator festival in Stockholm 2003

Jari has produced several artists during the past twenty years, among others Laakso, Ed Harcourt, Camera Obscura, The Loveable Tulips and The Concretes.

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