Laika & The Cosmonauts was founded in 1987 by Mikko Lankinen (guitar), Janne Haavisto (drums), Matti Pitsinki (organ and guitar) and Tom Nyman (bass). The Finnish instrumentalists’ first album, C’mon Do The Laika, was released in 1988. Since then, the band has released five more studio albums, all with the same line-up.