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Kairon; IRSE!: shoegazers with a noisy spirit

"Polysomn" is the third album by the Finnish shoegazers with a band name that's both hard...
Jukka Hätinen, 24.9.2020
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Eero Grundström: Finnish folk music's number one sideman

Eero Grundström might be the number one sideman in Finnish contemporary folk music. He is the guy...
Mikael Mattila, 8.9.2020
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Tapio Korjus: Music business is an endurance sport

Over the decades, Finnish acts from Wigwam to Wimme have worked with the tireless Tapio Korjus....
Tove Djupsjöbacka, 11.6.2020
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Tytti Arola: Music beyond composing

Reading Tytti Arola's extensive CV, one instantly forms an image of an open-minded artist readily nurturing...
Matti Nives, 20.5.2020
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Now you've seen her – ALMA finally found her place

ALMA’s debut album “Have U Seen Her?” has been a long time in the making, with...
Jukka Hätinen, 15.5.2020
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Oranssi Pazuzu: Leaving the castle of sound

On the eve of their 5th album“Mestarin kynsi”, Oranssi Pazuzu talks about collaborations, their famous fans and...
Jukka Hätinen, 17.4.2020
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Frigg: Twenty years of fierce fiddling

Hailing from the vast plains of Kaustinen, Central Ostrobothnia, Frigg has been in the vanguard of contemporary Finnish...
Mikael Mattila, 1.4.2020
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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