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    • Road to Womex 2025: The History of Modern Finnish Folk Music

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    DIY x WTF Showcase introduces four great acts in London

    Music Finland’s showcase event, WTF, introduces four exciting Finnish acts in London: Bobby Oroza, Grande Mahogany,...
    Music Finland, 21.10.2025
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    Watch Finnish showcase acts at Eurosonic Digital ESNS 2022

    The internationally significant conference and showcase event Eurosonic will be held this week, from 19 to...
    Music Finland, 20.1.2022
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    • Contemporary & Classical

    In memoriam: Paavo Heininen 1938 – 2022

    January 19th 2022 brought us the news about the passing of major Finnish contemporary composer Paavo...
    Music Finland, 19.1.2022
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    Rock Song Hotel showcases Finnish writers from the rock and metal scenes

    Music Finland's Rock Song Hotel is a songwriting camp for writers and artists focusing on rock-influenced...
    Katariina Sorsa, 17.1.2022
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    Ecological themes and the anatomy of sound – Ville Raasakka’s immersive music

    Ville Raasakka composes music that brings a variety of places and spaces to the listener. Ecological...
    Hanna Isolammi, 14.1.2022
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    Kare Eskola steps in as FMQ’s temporary editor-in-chief

    For the following three months, FMQ magazine, the independent music media operating under Music Finland, will...
    Music Finland, 11.1.2022
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    Pioneers: Inside the weird world of Circle

    One of the most idiosyncratic Finnish rock bands from the past decades, Circle turned 30 years...
    Jukka Hätinen, 22.12.2021
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    Music Finland staff picks: Our favourite Finnish albums of 2021

    It’s time to look back on the year in Finnish music: Which albums have the great...
    Music Finland, 20.12.2021
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    • Folk & Global

    Kaustinen fiddle playing tradition chosen to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list

    The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee has designated the Kaustinen fiddle tradition on the UNESCO list of the...
    Music Finland, 16.12.2021
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    • Contemporary & Classical

    Composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä awarded with Finlandia literary award

    Composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä has been awarded with Finlandia – the Finnish literary award for his...
    Music Finland, 14.12.2021
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    Status network strengthens Nordic collaboration in art music

    STATUS, a new network aims to strengthen Nordic collaboration in classical and contemporary music starting with...
    Music Finland, 14.12.2021
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    Finnish Music Export Award 2021 goes to Fennica Gehrman

    Music Finland awarded the seventh Finnish Music Export Award to Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab, a pioneer...
    Music Finland, 8.12.2021
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    From Gershwin to Mozart: Jazz pianist Iiro Rantala turns to opera

    While Iiro Rantala started out as a jazz pianist, he has recorded classical works and many...
    Wif Stenger, 7.12.2021