Sundqvist's lyrics often deal with the humiliated aspirations and crushed hopes of "little people", as in the song "Teuvo, maanteiden kuningas" ("Teuvo, king of the highways"), which tells the story of a reckless boy with dreams of becoming a rally champion, or "Itkisitkö onnesta" ("Would You Cry Tears of Joy?").
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The band consisted of Gösta Sundqvist, Risto Paananen, Juha Karastie and Niklas Nylund.
The most well-known theme music is the Leevi and the Leavings song Tuhannen markan seteli, used from 1983 to 1993.