Julen enligt Timo - Timo Räisänen

Christmas According to Timo is a musical holiday journey far beyond the sound of sleigh bells. It’s a warm, intimate, and unexpected encounter with the season, where Timo Räisänen – one of Sweden’s most celebrated live performers – bursts onto the stage with some of the most beautiful Christmas songs. Experience the magic as faded nostalgia is transformed into shimmering pop gems. With his unique blend of musician, entertainer, and comedian, Timo delivers a holiday experience like no other – where laughter and gravity coexist in perfect harmony.

"I’ve taken all the good Christmas songs – and a few bad ones – and pushed them to the limit, all in a simple trio format. No special effects. Just me, two musicians, and pure holiday spirit. You could call it a Christmas show for people who don’t like Christmas shows."

The performance has been warmly received by both audiences and critics. Göteborgs-Posten called it "just the way I want it!" and gave it five out of five stars. Nerikes Allehanda highlighted the show’s unexpected emotional depth, describing it as "more like a Norén family drama than sweet mulled wine and glitter." Borås Tidning was equally enthusiastic, writing: "So liberating. So incredibly good. It makes me happy down to my soul."

For over twenty years, Timo Räisänen has delivered timeless and distinctive pop music to Swedish audiences. His musical journey began in the Gothenburg Cathedral Boys' Choir, followed by a role as guitarist and producer for Håkan Hellström. With his debut solo album Lovers Are Lonely (2004), Timo made an instant mark on the Swedish pop scene – a position further solidified with tracks like Fear No Darkness Promised Child. With nine solo albums and hundreds of live shows behind him, he’s now a mainstay on Sweden’s summer festival stages.

Since 2017, Timo has been singing in Swedish – a shift that breathed new life into his expression and songwriting. His Swedish debut Tro, hat, stöld (Faith, Hate, Theft) was praised by critics – Hymn called it “pure pop joy”, while Kulturbloggen wrote, “Timo has never sounded angrier, more engaged, or better.” Aftonbladet described the track Eld & Aceton (Fire & Acetone) as “the most powerful couples therapy song ever written in Swedish.” Timo himself reflects on the language shift:
"Writing in English is like painting with a roller on a two-meter pole – Swedish is a 0.5mm mechanical pencil. It gave me the opportunity – and the responsibility – to be far more precise."

Today, Timo lives in southern France, but music, the audience, and the stage remain at the heart of his life. And Christmas? Just like everything else Timo does – it’s entirely his own.