Teemu Raimoranta

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Also known as Somnium Name Teemu Raimoranta Years active 1995-2003		Instruments Guitar, Vocals Occupation(s) Musician Role Musician

Born 19 May 1977 ( 1977-05-19 ) Genres Folk metal, Black metal Labels Spikefarm/Spinefarm, Osmose Died March 16, 2003, Helsinki, Finland Music groups Finntroll (1997 – 2003), Impaled Nazarene (2000 – 2003), Thy Serpent (1995 – 1996) Albums Jaktens tid, Absence of War Does Not Mean, Midnattens widunder, Forests of Witchery, Decade of Decadence

Teemu (Somnium) Raimoranta (19 May 1977 – 16 March 2003) was a Finnish metal musician. He was the founding guitarist of Finnish folk metal band Finntroll along with vocalist Jan "Katla" Jämsen. He was active in Finntroll as a guitarist until his death in 2003. He also played in Thy Serpent, Barathrum, and Impaled Nazarene.

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Raimoranta died on 16 March 2003 after falling from the Kaisaniemi bridge in Helsinki while intoxicated. His death occurred shortly after his involvement in Finntroll's completion of Visor Om Slutet, which was dedicated to his memory.