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{{Short description|Finnish pop rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
|name                = PMMP
|image                 = Paulan ja Miran Molemmat Puolet, stage.jpg
|caption            = PMMP in Ilosaarirock 2007
|background          = group_or_band
|origin              = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
|genre               = [[Pop rock]]
|years_active        = 2003–2013, 2023–
|label               = [[Sony BMG]]
|website             = {{Url|https://www.pmmp.fi/}}
|current_members     = [[Paula Vesala]]<br>[[Mira Luoti]]<br>[[Mikko Virta]]<br>[[Juho Vehmanen]]<br>[[Heikki Kytölä]]
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'''PMMP''' is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[pop rock]] band fronted by singers [[Paula Vesala]] and [[Mira Luoti]] and backed by musicians [[Mikko Virta]], [[Juho Vehmanen]] and [[Heikki Kytölä]]. The name of the band is often said to be an abbreviation of the sentence "Paulan ja Miran Molemmat Puolet", which can be translated in English as "Both Sides of Paula and Mira". However, in an interview on the Finnish [[talk show]] [[Krisse Salminen|Krisse Show]], they stated that the name of the band comes, like [[ABBA]], from the names of 4 of its members: so PMMP is Paula, Mira, Mira, Paula. PMMP's albums were produced by former [[Thergothon]] drummer [[Jori Sjöroos]], who also wrote the music for all the songs. The lyrics are written by Paula and Mira. The band is an acclaimed live act.

PMMP first became well known in Finland with the 2003 summer hit ''Rusketusraidat'' ("''Tan Lines''"). They then enjoyed great success with their second album ''Kovemmat kädet'' ("''Rougher Hands''"), which sold gold (double platinum year 2010). An extended version of the album was released in August 2005. ''Oo siellä jossain mun'', a single from the aforementioned album, is PMMP's biggest hit so far in Finland.

In November 2006 PMMP released their third album ''Leskiäidin tyttäret'' ("''Daughters of a widow mother''"), which sold platinum on the day it was released.

They released an album labeled ''Puuhevonen'' ("''Wooden Horse''") with traditional children's songs in 2007, around the time their first children were born. In 2009 they released their fourth rock/pop album ''Veden varaan'' ("''Overboard''") and their fifth album ''Rakkaudesta'' ("''Of Love''"), released in 2012, is considered as their comeback album.

PMMP played their final concert on October 27, 2013, in the sold-out [[Helsinki Ice Hall]].

On 11 September 2023, PMMP announced a reunion after 10 years, with the first show at [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]] on 24 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-11 |title=PMMP tekee paluun – Stadionkonsertti luvassa kesällä 2024 |url=https://www.soundi.fi/uutiset/pmmp-tekee-paluun-stadionkonsertti-luvassa-kesalla-2024/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Soundi.fi |language=fi}}</ref>