Petra Jasmiina is a vocalist, songwriter, performer, producer and creative entrepreneur originally from Finland, currently living in New York City. She writes, records and produces soulful pop-folk with classical and cinematic elements and a unique Nordic flair. Her widely praised lyricism is rooted in poetic storytelling and aims to remind its listeners about the hidden beauty all around us, and our connection to nature.
She is also part of the production team and ensemble of Kalevala The Musical, a new musical headed for Broadway, and the founder of Petrafied Productions, Nordic Artists of New York and Indie NYC.
Petra Jasmiina Haapamäki, born in Helsinki, Finland, started writing songs when she was only nine years old. Big dreams about a career in music were always present, but after graduating high school life took her elsewhere - to work in Spain, Greece, Turkey and Thailand, to be exact. In 2015, the 25-year-old left behind her career in tourism as well as friends and family, and booked a flight across the Atlantic.
In January 2019 Petra started recording with beloved New York producer and sound engineer Craig Levy of Little Pioneer Cider House Studio in TriBeCa. Hours, the first single of the album, released in September 2019, with the four-song EP Cygnet, named after the young of the Finnish national bird, Swan following on Petra's 30th birthday, October 5th 2019.
