Full Name: Aki Marcus Hakala
Date of Birth: October 28, 1979
Place of Birth: Espoo, Finland
Aki Markus Hakala is the drummer in the Finnish rock band The Rasmus. Aki was born in Espoo, Finland, on October 28, 1979. He joined the band in 1999, after the former drummer Janne Heiskanen, left the band to "find himself".
Aki originally sold band merchandise at their shows and joined the band after having jammed with Pauli. Aki says that the only thing he was ever good at was drumming, and he "sucked at everything else" - although he has done some acting in the past in "Siamin Tytot" (a Finnish drama series) and can also play the guitar.
Before joining The Rasmus, he was a drummer for the Finnish bands Killer and Kwan (both part of Dynasty).
In 2006 Aki decided to finally have LASIK eye surgery, and ceased wearing his trademark black glasses. Early 2007, he stopped dying his hair black, opting instead for platinum blond. In July 2007 he welcomed his first daughter.