Ilkka Raimo Olavi “Emu” Lehtinen (3 March 1947 – 22 October 2017[1][2]) was a record dealer in Helsinki, Finland, a founder and the chief executive officer of the record store Digelius Music. According to Helsingin Sanomat, Lehtinen was “a local guru for people who would be curious to listen to music irrespective of genres, and a person with whose help customers would find wonderful new experiences starting from clean slate.”[3] According to another Helsinki newspaper, Hufvudstadsbladet, Lehtinen was “a living legend in Finnish music circles”.[4]
- ^ "Digeliuksen Emu on poissa" ['Emu of Digelius is gone’]. Digelius Music. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Uusitorppa, Harri (25 October 2017). "Esimerkillinen levykauppias loi oman yhteisön" ['Exemplary record dealer created his own micro society’]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma. p. B 23. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Mattila, Ilkka (11 December 2017). "Jazzia levyguru Emu Lehtisen muistolle" [‘Jazz for the memory of record guru Emu Lehtinen’]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma. p. B 3.
- ^ Vikström, Axel (30 July 2015). "Passionen till musiken håller skivaffärer vid liv" [‘Passion for music keeps records stores alive’]. Hufvudstadsbladet. Retrieved 11 April 2019.