Heikki Ruokangas (b. 1987) is a avant-garde guitarist and composer from Oulu, Finland. His music is a dialogue between melody and noise, which can shift from soothing and sensitive moments to almost violent avant-garde expression, from distinct melodies and atonal motifs. Heikki Ruokangas draws his inspiration from avant-garde jazz, contemporary music but also from traditional jazz and Finnish musical heritage.