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Karina: For those about to rock

Karin Mäkiranta and Helmi Tikkanen are two high school friends who started to make quiet and intimate music as Karina,...
Mikael Mattila, 2.3.2020
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The living tradition: Kantele in the 21st century

Sanni Virta, a kantele musician, producer and editor-in-chief of Kantele magazine, tells about present-day culture around the...
Sanni Virta, 28.2.2020
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Lost Society: Teen thrashers all grown up

Metal foursome Lost Society started their career when they were mere teenagers, by playing traditional thrash metal. As...
Mervi Vuorela, 14.2.2020
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Timo Kaukolampi: Slave to the grind

With his countless music projects, Timo Kaukolampi has been an influential artist in the Finnish music scene since...
Jukka Hätinen, 27.11.2019
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Meet Tomppabeats, Kupla and Idealism – New superstars of low fidelity and low profile

Tomppabeats, Kupla and Idealism are being listened to by millions of people monthly. They are respected...
Jukka Hätinen, 25.11.2019
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Everything is alright in The Hearing's self-care music world

With her new, third album "Demian", Ringa Manner from The Hearing is approaching an auditory space, where everything is "just...
Mikael Mattila, 7.11.2019
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Heading to rock'n'roll heaven – with an accordion: Antti Paalanen

Antti Paalanen makes relentlessly intense accordion music where ideas from both heavy metal and electronic dance music...
Mikael Mattila, 17.10.2019
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He’s lost control – Composer Sebastian Hilli pushes the boundaries of classical

For composer Sebastian Hilli the concept of sticking to one musical genre or formula is too limiting. We...
Oskari Onninen, 14.10.2019
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Authentic Chicano soul from Finland: Bobby Oroza

We interview Bobby Oroza, a “chronical dropout” and a peculiar ambassador of the Chicano soul music.
Mikael Mattila, 9.10.2019
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Pekko Käppi brings jouhikko to the masses

Pekko Käppi dreams that the traditional Karelian string instrument jouhikko (bowed lyre) will one day be...
Jukka Hätinen, 20.8.2019
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​Lxandra swings a middle finger at society's expectations

The Helsinki-raised Berlin-based 23-year-old singer-songwriter Lxandra encourages women to be loud and free.
Jukka Hätinen, 31.5.2019
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The Finnish Exception: Jesse Markin

One of a kind singer-songwriter Jesse Markin finds his inspiration from the record fair crates.
Oskari Onninen, 28.5.2019