SeppoSeppo Vesterinen
He's HIM's manager. One day someone told him about some new Finnish band, that had potential. Seppo has been the manager of HIM since 1998, before that he had signed Hanoi Rocks on. After separating from the band, he took a long break and then in August 1998 met the new band HIM. At that time Ville and other guys were looking for a manager, so they decided to ask help from Vesterinen about business matters. Eventually it turned out that Vesterinen got along with the band very well and he became HIM's manager. «I went to watch their show and I liked what I heard». At the moment, he is the Manager of HIM and The Rasmus at the same time.
 
Mutti"Mutti" Silke Yli-Sirniö
She is the promotion lady of HIM. She's working for Drakkar Entertainment and she joins the band the most time of the tour. Before she did this she was a DJ. She discovered HIM in a club in Finland, called Lepakko (translated "bat") and she takes care that the boys feel confortable on tour, so she does their nails for example or she cares for a fair conversation at the interviews. She works also for the HIMfanclub Heartagramfanclub and she has as well as Seppo always an open ear for the fans. Her nick is "Mutti" (= Mum). She accompanies the band to photo-shootings, concerts and award-shows and takes care about anything, she dyes their hair, varnishes their nails...
 
AskoAsko Kallonen
He is the production manager of BMG Finland and was the one who gave a record-deal to the band and so laid the foundation of their success.
 
HiiliHiili Hiilesmaa
He is the producer of the "Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666", "666 Ways to love: Prologe" - EP and as well as of "The King Of Rock'n'Roll", the album of Daniel Lioneye. And he has worked in the new production called "Love Metal". Hiili Hiilesmaa got to know Ville about six years ago, when Ville was playing in many groups. He met Ville in 1995 when Ville played in several bands and when Hiili himself started doing his own studioprojects. Besides HIM, Hiili has worked for example with Sentenced and Apocalyptica. Moreover he sings in the finnish band Verenpisara. «From the very beginning, it was very pleasent to work with Ville, since he was very definite at his work. As a song writer, Ville knows exactly what he wants and what the songs should sound like».
 
John FryerJohn Fryer
He is the producer of "Razorblade Romance" and of several tracks on "Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights". He has worked with for example Depeche Mode, White Zombie and Nine Inch Nails before.
 
Kevin Shirley
Kevin "Caveman" Shirley is one of the producers of "Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights". He has worked with for example Aerosmith and Bon Jovi before.
 
T.T. OksalaT.T. Oksala
Timo Tapani Oksala "Paddy" is also producer. He was working on some projects with HIM and he also produced "The 69 Eyes" . He is one of the producers of "Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights".
 
T.T. OksalaTim Palmer
Tim Palmer mixed "Love Metal". He worked already for U2, Ozzy Osbourne, The Mission. He produced also "Dark Light".
 
JanneJanne Vuori
Janne "Konu-man" Vuori is the soundengeneer for HIM and at the same time he's the brother of Jussi 69, the drummer of The 69 Eyes. He's finnish and works for HIM since they started to play in clubs.
 
IlkaaIlkaa Kuusimäki
He is the man for the light, he also is finnish and as well as Janne he joins the band since their very start.
 
PasiPasi Hara
Also a soundengeneer of HIM and furthermore he is a very good friend of Burton. He's finnish as well as the other two guys and also on tour with HIM since they started.
 
Shawn
Drum - Technican.
 

Martin
Guitar - Technican.

 
Juho K. Juntunen
Together with the guys he wrote "Synnin Viemää".
 
Oki
Played on the first EP, "666 Ways To Love: Prologue", Rhythm Guitar 1996 before departing.
 
Tiina Vuorinen
She's working for HIM from time to time however the most of the time she does the work for The 69 Eyes. She is Seppo's exwife.
 
June HydeJune Hyde
She is the singer on "(Don't fear) The Reaper" and "Dark Sekret Love", her full name is June Elizabeth Hyde, she is 25 years old and lives in London. She is friend with the second female voice on "Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666", Asta Hannula. Her stage name is Sanna-June Hyde (there were rumours that the "S" on Ville's chest is a "SJ", standing for Sanna-June), she sung in many bands before. She met Ville some years ago, became friends with him and recorded some demos with the band. "(Don't fear) The Reaper" was one of these demos and was released on "Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666". She didn't perform on the concerts of HIM, Ville always sang her part. She was not aksed to sing on "Razorblade Romance", but there were serious discussions about including her on the third album again.
 
Asta Hannula
She is the background-voice on "For You".
 
Ninja SarasaloNinja Sarasalo
She is a finnish model and one of Jean-Paul Gaultier's favourite models. She's the one from the "Right Here In My Arms" video. She was 16 years old when the video was shot.
Here's a link to a fanpage of her: www.ninjasarasalo.de
 
Nicolette GroelerNicolette Groeler
She is a 24 years old south-africain model and she's the model from the "In Joy and Sorrow" video.
 
Vanda VosatkovaVanda Vosatkova
She's the model from "The Sacrament" video. Bam Margera booked her from a modelagency in the Chec Republic for the clip.
 
Juliette LewisJuliette Lewis
She's the girl "Buried Alive By Love" video. She's an actress. You can find her in the followed movies: "Starsky & Hutch", "From Dusk Till Dawn", "Strange Days", "Natural Born Killers", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", "Cape Fear", "My Stepmother Is An Alien" and many other. More info here.
 
Bam MargeraBam Margera
Bam is a great fan of HIM. He is a director and lives in Los Angeles. He acts in the famous MTV serie "Jackass". He went to a show in Glasgow where he meet the guys the first time. He and Ville have become good friends meanwihle. He also did some of the videos for the guys.
 

Bam MargeraStefan Lindfors
Stefan is an interior architect, a designer and a sculptor. He was born in Mariehamn, Finland, May 3rd, 1962.
In 2002 Lindfors wrote, produced and directed his first film. His commercial film "Imagewear" for NOKIA was "Spot Of The Week" in the film publication The Reel (London) in November 2003, and in 2004 his "Funeral Of Hearts" musicvideo (by HIM), received music magazine Kerrang!’s (London) award "Best Music Video 2004". Lindfors is a member of the European Cultural Parliament founded in 2002.

www.lindfors.net

 

Bam MargeraNoble Jones
Noble has worked with Coke, AT&T, Burger King, P&G, SWISSCOM, DREAMWORKS, Toyota and Showtime Networks, and has received several awards including an induction into MOMA for his UPMC spot. His work also includes an extensive repertoire of music videos.
He was nominated for Best Electronic Video for his Esthero "We R in Need of A Musical Revolution" video and Best Adult Contemporary Video for Michael Buble "Feeling Good". He is director HIM's "Killing Loneliness" (Ist version).

www.noblejones.net

 
Anita ValoVille's Mother: Anita Valo
Like all members of Ville's family, she is not mentioned in the public. There are only a few informations about her. She has Hungarian roots, lives together with Ville's father and brother in Helsinki and seems to have a very close relation to Ville. When Ville quit the school, she let him do and tried to support him. «She was just disappointed that I couldn't go to the army». Now she's proud of him and his success. «My mother and my father are happy. They often ask me for free-CDs. But actually it's nothing special for them to see me on stage. They have seen me preparing myself for this moment and rehearsing for fifteen years. Now they are happy that I finally can do what I've wanted to do for a long time, and that I can pay my rents and cigarettes». She is the woman on the cover of the EP "666 ways to love", there are no other official pics of her.
 
Kari ValoVille's Father Kari Valo
Kari Valo was a cap driver before he became the owner of a sexshop "Adults Tyoshop Aikuisten Lelukauppa" in Helsinki. This shop has become very wellknown meanwhile.
 
Jesse ValoVille's Brother: Jesse Valo
Ville's younger brother was born in 1984 and has a very close relation to Ville. His favourite hobby is thai-boxing. Medals in thai-boxing:
~ World Championship: Silver
~ European Championship: Bronze
~ Finnish Championship: Gold
www.iamtf.org/rankings/euranking.html (search for "Jesse Valo")
 
SusannaSusanna
Ville's ex-girlfriend, rumours about her exist in masses. Ville about Susanna: «She's Finn, a little younger than me. I met her some years ago in Helsinki, but it took quite a long time for friendship becoming love. I don't answer questions about children, marriage and things like that, sorry». She was at the M'era Luna Festival in Hildesheim (Germany) and has been near Ville all the time, she was also seen at the Bravo-TV-report about the festival. A not verified rumour is, that the "S" on Ville's chest stands for her name. She has been Ville's "muse" for "Razorblade Romance" and gave him the inspiration for the lyrics. «As "Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666" was about love in general, "Razorblade Romance" relates to a special person, my muse». She was kept as secret when the career of HIM began (Ville: «In order not to disappoint the fans».), questions about a girlfried were answered with an indistinct answer (Interviewer: «Do you have a girlfriend?», Ville: «Many, most of my friend are female»). Later Susanna didn't want to be denied and so Ville verified the rumours.
 

JonnaJonna Nigren
Actually Ville's girlfriend. She is a finnish model and tv moderator. A HIM documentary was made by her.

 
Vedrana
Migé's wife.
 
MannaManna
She is the girlfriend of Lily. She is from Finland and lives together with Linde and their daughter in Helsinki. She is a model.
 
Olivia
She is the daughter of Linde and Manna. She was born on March 06th 2003 in Helsinki.
 
Riitta Elstelä
Migé's mom. She is an actress in the theatre.
 
Helmut
Migé's brother. He is older than Migé and Helmut is his nickname. Migé calls him like that because of his moustache.