Jari Haapalainen, born 1971 in Karlskoga, is a Finnish-Swedish musician, songwriter and producer. He was born to Finnish immigrant parents. Haapalainen currently resides in Berlin, Germany. He played lead guitar for The Bear Quartet, and used to be a member in the pop combo Heikki. Jari has produced several artists during the past twenty years, among others Laakso, Ed Harcourt, Camera Obscura, and The Concretes.