The latest Events In the Spotlight New Artists to Follow
News

Mikko Manninen is Music Finland's new executive director

createTeemu Fiilin, 25.1.2023
photo_cameraTeemu Fiilin
In the Spotlight

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
News

Music Finland staff picks: Our favourite Finnish albums of 2022

We take one final look at 2022 to choose our favourite albums of the year gone...
Music Finland, 15.12.2022
News

International co-write camp Song Castle returns

For the first live edition since 2019, Music Finland’s longest running international co-write camp Song Castle...
Katariina Sorsa, 28.6.2022
In the Spotlight

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
In the Spotlight

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
News

New Artists to Follow 1/2022

Four new Finnish artists you should get acquainted with – ranging from dark post rock to...
Music Finland, 8.6.2022

Outi Tarkiainen's opera debut premiered in Hagen, Germany

Outi Tarkiainen’s new opera “A Room of One’s Own” was premiered in Theater Hagen, Germany on...
Music Finland, 6.6.2022
Events

A guide to Finnish summer festivals 2022

Once again, it's time to draw out your calendars and take a look at this year’s...
Teemu Fiilin, 30.5.2022
In the Spotlight

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
News

Cecilia Damström, Linda Fredriksson, Yona and Eevil Stöö awarded Teosto Prize

The Teosto Prize for 2022 was awarded to four pieces of music, including Linda Fredriksson's "Juniper"...
Music Finland, 19.5.2022
In the Spotlight

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
Events

Reputable song camp A-Pop Castle returns in a virtual form

Music Finland's prominent co-writing camp A-Pop Castle is hosted online in August! The songwriting experience organized...
Music Finland, 22.4.2022
In the Spotlight

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
News

Joel Järventausta’s Sunfall commissioned by LSO premiered this week

London Symphony Orchestra will premiere a new commissioned work by contemporary composer Joel Järventausta this week...
Music Finland, 30.3.2022