| Eero Raittinen | |
| Birth Name: | Eero Nikodemus Raittinen |
| Birth Date: | 1944 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Origin: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation: | singer, drummer |
| Past Member Of: | The Esquires, The Sounds, The Boys, Tasavallan Presidentti |
| Years Active: | 1960–present |
Eero Raittinen (born 6 October 1944, Helsinki)[1] is a Finnish pop, rock and blues singer and drummer. Starting in 1960, Raittinen performed in various bands, initially alongside his older brother Jussi Raittinen, but has mostly had a solo career spanning over sixty years.[2] [3] Among his better-known recordings are the Finnish cover versions of the Swedish Mälarö kyrka (1968) and the Italian Che sarà (1971). As of 2022, he is credited as a primary artist on 17 albums, including several for major labels such as RCA and Epic.[4] He took part in the Finnish qualification for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, but failed to get through to the final.[5] His authorised biography Mies matkallaan: Eero Raittinen was published in 2020.[6]