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Joel Järventausta and Aili Järvelä receive 2026 Teosto Prize

The winners of the 2026 Teosto Prize are Joel Järventausta and Aili Järvelä.
Music Finland, 16.4.2026
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A New Database Brings Contemporary Music into the Classroom

A database of over 150 pedagogical works is helping to integrate contemporary Finnish music more firmly...
Music Finland, The Society of Finnish Composers, 10.4.2026
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Lauri Supponen appointed Composer in Residence at hcmf// 2026

Composer Lauri Supponen has been appointed Composer in Residence for 2026 at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music...
Music Finland, 9.4.2026
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The yoik steps onto new stages: Opera turns its gaze north

Northern voices are increasingly heard in contemporary Finnish opera. In recent operas by Outi Tarkiainen and...
Sakari Ylivuori, 23.3.2026
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Cecilia Damström brings Sámi culture to the forefront of contemporary opera

Composer Cecilia Damström's new opera Ovllá highlights the history and identity of the Sámi people.
Music Finland, 6.2.2026
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Kalevi Aho's music wins international awards

Composer Kalevi Aho's latest album has won the prestigious International Classical Music Award in the contemporary...
Music Finland, 30.1.2026
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Tytti Arola nominated for the Gaudeamus Award 2026

Finnish composer Tytti Arola has been nominated for the Gaudeamus Award 2026.
Music Finland, 9.12.2025
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Esa-Pekka Salonen, MD$, Danitello and more nominated for 2026 Grammies

The Grammy nominees for 2026 include Finnish names from the classical and crossover music scenes, as...
Music Finland, 10.11.2025
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Pekka Kuusisto is the next Chief Conductor of Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

Pekka Kuusisto, the Finnish violinist and conductor, becomes the next Chief Conductor of the renowned Tokyo...
Music Finland, 30.9.2025
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Composer Asta Hyvärinen’s surrealistic dream plays

Composer Asta Hyvärinen, who describes her works as “cross-sections of a shattering world”, premieres a spellbinding...
Wif Stenger, 30.9.2025
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HCMF presents works by eight Finnish composers

The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (HCMF) features this year works by eight Finnish composers, performed by...
Music Finland, 16.9.2025
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The Sugar Factory program aims at renewing contemporary opera

The Finnish National Opera is launching a new program called The Sugar Factory (Sokeritehdas) – contemporary...
Music Finland, 21.8.2025