One week after its release Sonata Arctica's new album 'Unia' hit #1 on the official Finnish album charts.

This is the first time ever one of their albums directly hit the pole position after the first week.

Sonata Arctica will be starting their extensive tour on summer during which they will visit in over 15 countries.

Sonata Arctica Tour Schedule:

06/09/2007 Sauna Open Air, Tampere / Finland
06/21/2007 Himos Festival, Jämsä / Finland
07/07/2007 Ruisrock, Turku / Finland
07/13/2007 Rockperry, Vaasa / Finland
07/14/2007 Ilosaarirock, Joensuu / Finland
07/19/2007 Zepp Nagoya, Nagoya / Japan
07/20/2007 Namba Hatch, Osaka / Japan
07/21/2007 Shibuya-AX, Tokyo / Japan
07/22/2007 Shibuya-AX, Tokyo / Japan
07/27/2007 Kuusamo Ruka Open Air / Finland
07/28/2007 Qstock Festival, Kuusisaari, Oulu / Finland
08/05/2007 Ankkarock, Vantaa / Finland
09/07/2007 Circo Volador, Mexico Cit / yMexico
09/08/2007 Café Iguana, Monterrey / Mexico
09/09/2007 Teatro Cabaret, Guadalajara / Mexico
09/12/2007 Ridglea Theater, Ft. Wort / hUSA
09/14/2007 Launch Pad, Albuquerque / USA
09/15/2007 The Clubhouse, Tempe / USA
09/16/2007 Key Club, Hollywood / USA
09/17/2007 Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana / USA
09/19/2007 Bluebird Theater, Denver / USA
09/21/2007 The Metro, Chicago / USA
09/22/2007 Harpo's, Detroit / USA
09/23/2007 Peabody's Down Under, Cleveland / USA
09/24/2007 Opera House, Toronto / Canada
09/26/2007 Salle Albert Rousseau, Québec City / Canada
09/27/2007 The Medley, Montréal / Canada
09/28/2007 The Chance Theater, Poughkeepsie / USA
09/29/2007 The Palladium, Worcester / USA
09/30/2007 B.B. King's, New York / USA
10/02/2007 The Trocadero, Philadelphia / USA
10/03/2007 Jaxx, Springfield / USA
10/05/2007 ProgPower USA VIII, Atlanta, Georgia / USA
10/06/2007 Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale / USA
10/07/2007 The Haven, Winter Park / USA
10/09/2007 The Meridian, Houston / USA
10/31/2007 Arenan, Stockholm / Sweden
11/01/2007 Rockefeller, Oslo / Norway
11/03/2007 Lisebergshallen, Göteborg / Sweden
11/04/2007 Mejeriet, Lund / Sweden
11/05/2007 Markthalle, Hamburg / Germany
11/07/2007 Live Music Hall, Cologne / Germany
11/08/2007 LKA-Longhorn, Stuttgart / Germany
11/09/2007 Z7, Pratteln / Switzerland
11/10/2007 All Kart Halle, Kaufbeuren / Germany
11/12/2007 Electric Ballroom, London / UK
11/13/2007 Elysée Montmartre, Paris / France
11/14/2007 Transbordeur, Lyon / France
11/16/2007 Heineken, Madrid / Spain
11/17/2007 Razzmatazz II, Barcelona / Spain
11/19/2007 Alcatraz, Milano / Italy
11/20/2007 Petöfi Hall, Budapest / Hungary
11/21/2007 Planet Music, Vienna / Austria
11/23/2007 Garage, Saarbrücken / Germany
11/24/2007 Hof Ter Lo, Antwerp / Belgium
11/25/2007 013, Tilburg / The Netherlands

Source:	metalfromfinland.com
Band profile:	Sonata Arctica