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    New and upcoming albums for winter and spring 2026

    Looking for new music? 2026 is packed with exciting Finnish releases, and we're here for it!...
    Music Finland, Teemu Fiilin, 17.2.2026
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    Road to Womex 2025: The History of Modern Finnish Folk Music

    Finnish folk music is an internationally celebrated, artistically top notch form of art. Keep reading to...
    Mikael Mattila, 18.9.2025
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    HCMF presents works by eight Finnish composers

    The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (HCMF) features this year works by eight Finnish composers, performed by...
    Music Finland, 16.9.2025
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    Celebrate Kantele Day with our playlist

    In Finland, there are about 5,000 kantele players, 70 music schools where you can learn the...
    Music Finland, 11.9.2025
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    Seven Finnish acts will take the stages at Womex 2025

    This year's WOMEX, held in Tampere, Finland, will be filled with great Finnish music!
    Music Finland, 11.9.2025
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    What's cooking: Antti Paalanen

    In the latest part of our Q&A series "What's cooking," we meet with the 'accordion trance'...
    Teemu Fiilin, 10.9.2025
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    Music Publishers awards go to KAJ, Darude, Outi Tarkiainen and more

    The Finnish Music Publishers Association (MPA Finland) presented its annual awards for the 12th time. Among...
    Music Finland, 3.9.2025
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    WTF Showcase goes By:Larm – Get to know the Finnish acts!

    Between September 11 and 13, four Finnish acts will take over the stages of Oslo's By:Larm!...
    Music Finland, 22.8.2025
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    The Sugar Factory program aims at renewing contemporary opera

    The Finnish National Opera is launching a new program called The Sugar Factory (Sokeritehdas) – contemporary...
    Music Finland, 21.8.2025
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    World Premiere of Osmo Tapio Räihälä’s Farmer George set for Bregenzer Festspiele

    On 19 July, composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä’s new monodrama "Farmer George" will have its world premiere...
    Music Finland, 1.7.2025
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    Here are the 2025 Nordic Music Biz 20 under 30 honourees!

    For the eighth year in a row, a panel of experts from the Nordic music industry...
    Music Finland, 26.6.2025
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    Vimma: Artivism driven by punk, hip-hop and fiddle energy

    Helsinki band Vimma urges environmental action with poetic, witty lyrics and catchy tunes that splice indie-pop,...
    Wif Stenger, 10.6.2025
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    Six finalists selected for the Sibelius violin competition – Finnish Otto Antikainen among them

    The XIII International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition culminates in the finals this week. The competition jury...
    Music Finland, 26.5.2025