Georg Malmstén

He was the oldest of three children of a Swedish-speaking family, with Russian ancestry through his mother, Eugenie Petroff, and brother of singer and bandleader Eugen Malmstén.

Georg Malmstén studied at Sibelius Academy. The recorded working language is Swedish and Finnish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are schlager, foxtrot and waltz. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki. Distinctions recorded are Finnish Music Hall of Fame, Finnish State Prize for Music, Cross of Liberty, 4th Class and Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

• Name — Georg Malmstén • Born — 27 June 1902 • Died — 25 May 1981 • Occupation — singer, musician, composer, orchestra conductor, actor • Website — A Georg Malmstén tribute website

George Malmstén made the first of his "Mikki-Hiiri" songs for his son. Later he would come to make more songs, which would eventually grow into Finnish classics. In 1950's Disney sued him over the similarity of the main character's name to the Finnish translation of Mickey Mouse, "Mikki Hiiri". However, Disney abandoned the case after Malmstén explained that the characters shared nothing in common but a name, which was also written differently. A fact that might suggest that this explanation is true is the song "Mikki-Hiiri ja Susihukka" ("Mikki-Hiiri and the Wolf"), which features an army of Mikki-Hiiris. This leads to the conclusion that the name "Mikki-Hiiri" was just a name for a group of mice. However, there is also a rare song made by Malmstén which contradicts his explanation. The song is about "Mikki-Hiiri" going looking for diamonds and it features several other Mickey Mouse characters that are owned by Disney.