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Bewitching brew: Jussi Reijonen’s transcultural blend of Arabic, jazz and prog

Oud player and guitarist Jussi Reijonen grew up in Lapland, the Middle East and Africa, drawing...
Wif Stenger, 16.1.2023
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Knife Girl: Looking for a reason to live

22-year-old musician Knife Girl has found fanbases in Los Angeles and London in addition to her...
Jukka Hätinen, 18.11.2022
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Pohjonen Alanko: Quirky people with an absurd sense of humor

Pohjonen Alanko is not just a collaboration between Finnish musical masterminds Kimmo Pohjonen and Ismo Alanko,...
Mikael Mattila, 17.11.2022
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Pioneers: JPP’s forty years of sizzling folk

Think Nordic fiddle music is sleepy or screechy? Maybe you haven’t heard folk group JPP (Järvelän...
Wif Stenger, 22.9.2022
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Maija Kauhanen – Unorthodox kantele antics

Maija Kauhanen is not just an enormously gifted kantele prodigy, but also a versatile multi-instrumentalist and...
Mikael Mattila, 16.9.2022
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Composer Cecilia Damström: Tackling crises through music

In May, Cecilia Damström became the first female classical composer to win the Teosto Prize. Damström’s...
Auli Särkiö-Pitkänen, 28.6.2022
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Pioneers: Jori Hulkkonen – Starting from the top, going with the flow

Jori Hulkkonen describes his career spanning over three decades as "going with the flow". The pioneering...
Jukka Hätinen, 23.6.2022
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Ánnámáret: Deep roots and future visions from the far north

Ánnámáret is an indigenous Sámi composer and yoik vocalist whose music blends electronics, traditional Finnish and...
Wif Stenger, 13.6.2022
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Composer Maija Hynninen – Balancing technique and intuition

Studying and working in Paris and California has helped Maija Hynninen to hone her voice as...
Auli Särkiö-Pitkänen, 24.5.2022
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Pioneers: Almost a comeback – The Rasmus found the joy of being a band again

"We had decided that there wouldn't be a book about The Rasmus before we quit. And...
Jukka Hätinen, 11.5.2022
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Pioneers: Hitmaker Jaakko Salovaara shaped the sound of the new millennium

October 1999 was a spectacular month for Finnish music and club music overall: Darude's "Sandstorm" and...
Jukka Hätinen, 21.4.2022
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Pioneers: Amorphis blazed Finnish metal’s path into the mainstream

In 1994, five long-haired guys, barely aged 20, recorded the metal album Tales from the Thousand...
Mervi Vuorela, 8.3.2022