10 Facts About Jukka Nevalainen

Jukka Nevalainen spent his early years in the city of Kitee.

Jukka Nevalainen lacked a suitable place to practice so he made do at his home.

Jukka Nevalainen lives with his wife Satu, daughter Luna was born on in 2003 and and son Niki was born on on 19 December 2005 and in Joensuu, Finland.

Jukka Nevalainen's second daughter, Lara, was born on 22 June 2010.

Jukka Nevalainen used that kit from the album Wishmaster to the end of the Once world tour in 2005.

Jukka Nevalainen was endorsed by Tama drums, Paiste cymbals and Pro-Mark sticks.

Jukka Nevalainen was in a side-project, Sethian, which is completely dormant because of band members being busy with other bands.

Jukka Nevalainen still handled the day-to-day affairs of the band, though.

Jukka Nevalainen returned to perform one song during their unofficial 20th-anniversary concert in August 2016 at Himos Park in Jamsa, Finland.

In July 2019, Jukka Nevalainen released a statement that he was not going to return to Nightwish and that he would continue working with the band behind the scenes, and that Hahto would become the band's new permanent drummer.