Jaska Raatikainen

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Jaska Raatikainen
Jaska Raatikainen at the Ilosaarirock 2009 festival
Background information
Birth name	Jaska Ilmari Raatikainen
Also known as	Jaska W. Raatikainen
Born	(1979-07-18) 18 July 1979 (age 45) Lappeenranta, Finland
Genres	Melodic death metal, power metal, neoclassical metal, extreme metal
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Years active	1993–present
Member of	Mercury Circle
Formerly of	Children of Bodom
Website	cobhc.com

Jaska Raatikainen (born 18 July 1979) is a Finnish musician, he is best known as the former drummer and co-founder of the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom from 1993 until his departure in 2019. He is currently in the project called Mercury Circle.