Käärijä (born Jere Pöyhönen, 1993, Vantaa) is a Finnish rapper and singer who blends hip-hop with eurodance, metal and schlager. He represented Finland at Eurovision 2023 with 'Cha Cha Cha', finishing second overall but topping the public vote - and the song charted in the top ten across fifteen countries, becoming the first Finnish-language track to reach the UK Singles Chart top ten. His second studio album 'People's Champion' (2024) has surpassed 200 million streams globally.
Käärijä performed his biggest-ever solo show at Veikkaus Arena in Helsinki on 23 May 2026, headlining the sold-out EURODISKO concert.
Käärijä announced the Eurodisko Tour 2026, his largest European headline tour to date, spanning over 20 cities across autumn 2026.
Käärijä and Croatian artist Baby Lasagna released the collaborative single '#eurodab' on 16 May 2025, performing it live as an interval act at the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final in Basel.
At Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Käärijä appeared in the Grand Final interval alongside Baby Lasagna, performing a mashup of their respective Eurovision entries before debuting '#eurodab'.
Käärijä released his second studio album 'People's Champion', which went on to accumulate over 200 million global streams.
