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Verneri Pohjola is here to make Finnish jazz as cool as ever

The award-winning trumpeter Verneri Pohjola speaks of showcase festivals, the “coolness” of Finnish jazz and how...
Mikael Mattila, 5.4.2019
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Ten musicians in a deep search for knowledge – Waste of Space Orchestra’s commissioned noise from the Wastement

What happens when two distinguished Finnish underground metal acts Oranssi Pazuzu and Dark Buddha Rising join...
Jukka Hätinen, 28.3.2019
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Fly, create, play, repeat – Finland’s top house music secret Yotto travels the globe just to come home on Sunday

Yotto has remixed Coldplay and Gorillaz, performed at Coachella and Tomorrowland, landed his debut album at...
Jukka Hätinen, 11.12.2018
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Jaakko Eino Kalevi lets the music do the talking

Indie pop favorite Jaakko Eino Kalevi doesn’t bother himself with commercial goals. Instead, he lets the...
Oskari Onninen, 8.11.2018
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Artistic vision: Osmo Tapio Räihälä went through 400 proposals for Nordic Music Days

Osmo Tapio Räihälä directs Nordic Music Days, a festival initiated in 1888, when "Grieg was in...
Markus Luukkonen, 2.10.2018
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Maria Kalaniemi: Bellow songs with feeling

Read our feature interview with Maria Kalaniemi, a versatile, multiple-award-winning accordionist, who considers herself a soul musician. 
Mikael Mattila, 29.8.2018
News / Indie & Electronic

Perttu Häkkinen in Memoriam

Beloved musician, author and journalist Perttu Häkkinen has passed away at the age of 39 years...
Janne Flinkkilä, 15.8.2018
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Artistic Vision: Johan Tallgren's search for new perspectives

Johan Tallgren doesn't want to rehash the past: “Running a contemporary music festival is psychologically challenging”,...
Markus Luukkonen, 27.6.2018
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Lau Nau: Adventures in sound and vision

Lau Nau dives deep into the realm of cinematic music while trekking the world over by...
Matti Nives, 4.6.2018
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Artistic Vision: Outi Tarkiainen between two worlds

Composer Outi Tarkiainen serves as artistic director of the Silence Festival, a festival that takes place...
Markus Luukkonen, 18.5.2018
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Artistic Vision: Sami Klemola's thematic big picture leads Tampere Biennale festival

Composer and defunensemble leader Sami Klemola doubles as the artistic director of Tampere Biennale. Read his...
Markus Luukkonen, 12.4.2018
In the Spotlight / Jazz

Joonas Haavisto and Pauli Lyytinen bring hot and cool Finnish jazz to Bremen

April temperatures will fluctuate dramatically when it comes to Finnish music in Bremen, as Joonas Haavisto...
Riikka Hiltunen, 4.4.2018