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Here’s a piece of Käärijä trivia that might have been hidden behind the language barrier:

The iconic bolero was never meant to be the final outfit. Käärijä was supposed to wear the black biker jacket for the UMK final instead. The green bolero was made only for the music video. The designers were inspired by professional wrestling and wanted to build muscles into Käärijä’s arms. They decided to do a bolero in order to keep as much bare skin visible as possible since he is Paidaton riehuja (shirtless menace).

They changed their minds and decided to re-use the bolero in UMK performances when it became so famous from the music video alone.

You can see the original sketches in this instagram-y post by Yle:
The title is: Käärijä wasn’t supposed to perform in the famous bolero at all - A suprice is revealed in Yle’s costume department.

Käärijän ei pitänyt esiintyä kuuluisassa bolerossa ollenkaan – Ylen puvustamossa paljastuu yllätys

Euroopan viisufanit puhuvat nyt Suomen vihreästä miehestä. Mutta puhuisivatko he, jos kaikki olisi mennyt kuten suunnitelma alun perin oli?

Yle Uutiset

The desingers behind the bolero are:
Vesa Silver - stylist
Elina Lario - costume desinger
Teemu Muurimäki - fashion desinger