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The Undertones: the Famous Five go to Finland

Johnny Black, Smash Hits, 6 August 1981

IN JULY in Helsinki, Finland, the only darkness you can find is inside buildings with no windows. Buildings like the "Travastia Klubi" where the Undertones are due onstage any second now. Finland is so far North that the sun dips behind the horizon for about four hours each night and, even at 3 a.m., the sky remains light.

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