Born September 1, 1942 in Helsinki, Finland. Finnish singer, songwriter and priest of The Christian Community. He currently lives in Dortmund, Germany with his family.
His grandmother's brother was [a=Mikael Nyberg], who was a son of Zacharias Topelius's daughter.
His brother was [a=Mikko Kuoppamäki].
His daughters are [a=Anna Kuoppamäki] (singer, actress) and [a=Inka] (singer, actress).