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    Finnish bands and artists on tour in 2025

    From jazz to indie and metal to progressive rock and beyond, the year is filled with...
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    Teppo Koivisto named professor in Hanover

    Pianist Teppo Koivisto has been invited to be a professor of piano at the University of...
    28.5.2015
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    Helsinki Festival premieres new Finnish contemporary music

    For those interested in Finnish contemporary music, this year's Helsinki Festival is a must. Here are...
    28.5.2015
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    Sebastian Fagerlund’s busy festival season begins

    Sebastian Fagerlund will be this year’s theme composer for Furstensaal Classix Festival in Kempten and he...
    21.5.2015
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    Natural choices

    Trumpet player Verneri Pohjola swapped record labels to release Bullhorn, his boldest and most accomplished artistic...
    21.5.2015
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    Finland will be the center of attention at the 22nd Usedomer Musikfestival

    Finland will be the center of attention at the 22nd Usedomer Musikfestival in Germany/Poland, taking place...
    20.5.2015
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    New contemporary and classical albums for spring and summer 2015

    Again it's time to highlight some new contemporary and classical releases from Finland. The selection includes...
    15.5.2015
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    It’s only punk rock, but the world needs to hear it

    Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (‘The Namedays of Pertti Kurikka’) is a punk rock band established in 2009,...
    13.5.2015
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    New folk and world music albums for spring 2015

    New and interesting folk and world albums include loads of traditional instruments like jouhikko and kantele...
    8.5.2015
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    Sommelo festival celebrates its 10th anniversary

    This summer a festival unlike any other, Sommelo is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Held on July...
    8.5.2015
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    Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble on the trail of voodoo rhythms

    Villa Karo, the Finnish-African culture centre in Benin, is a gateway and a nexus for many...
    8.5.2015
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    A guide to world and folk music festivals summer 2015

    The upcoming Finnish festival season offers plenty of opportunities to hear almost any kind of music...
    5.5.2015
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    Ulla Pirttijärvi & Ulda heading for US tour

    Sámi group Ulda is touring the US this week. Ulda performs modern music which is based...
    30.4.2015