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    • The yoik steps onto new stages: Opera turns Its gaze north

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    A guide to Finnish summer festivals 2026

    Did you know that there are hundreds of music festivals organised in Finland yearly? Get acquainted...
    Teemu Fiilin, Music Finland, 7.5.2026
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    Gaudeamus Award 2018 awarded for Sebastian Hilli

    Composer Sebastian Hilli won the Gaudeamus Award 2018 on Sunday 9 September at the end of the Gaudeamus...
    10.9.2018
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    Watch Arctic Paradise World & Jazz Event aftermovie

    Watch a mini-documentary of Arctic Paradise World & Jazz Event, organised June 2018 in Helsinki.
    Music Finland, 7.9.2018
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    WOMEX 2019 travels to Finland

    WOMEX World Music Expo 2019 will take place in Tampere, Finland. The 25th edition of the...
    Music Finland, 30.8.2018
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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
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    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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    Ethnogala awards top-class folk and world music artists again in 2019

    Ethnogala, the awards gala for the Finnish folk, world and roots music and folk dance will...
    Music Finland, 14.8.2018
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    Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble selected to this year’s offWOMEX showcase program

    Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble, a nine-piece band consisting of Finnish, Beninese and Tanzanian musicians has been chosen to...
    Music Finland, 8.8.2018
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    WOMEX Conference Program announces Finnish speakers

    Womex 2018 announced this year’s Conference Program. The speakers include Finnish world music professionals Vilma Timonen...
    Music Finland, 31.7.2018
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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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    Visit Song Castle 2018 in a virtual reality studio tour

    In May 2018, Music Finland organised the 11th installment of Song Castle, one of the Nordics'...
    Music Finland, 27.6.2018
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    Nordic music companies and songwriters introduced to the Los Angeles music industry

    The Nordic Music Trade Mission introduced 26 Nordic music companies and 11 Nordic songwriters to the...
    Music Finland, 21.6.2018
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    Maria Kalaniemi chosen as member of the The Royal Swedish Academy of Music

    Accordion artist Maria Kalaniemi has been chosen member of the The Royal Swedish Academy of Music...
    Music Finland, 8.6.2018