• Music Finland

    • Music Publishers awards go to KAJ, Darude, Outi Tarkiainen and more

    createMusic Finland, 3.9.2025
    photo_cameraErik Åhman
    The latest In the Spotlight Contemporary Classical New Artists to Follow
    • News
    • Hard Rock & Metal

    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
    Latest news
    • News
    • Folk & Global

    A guide to world and folk music festivals

    We compiled a list of essential world and folk music festivals that take over cities and...
    9.6.2014
    • News
    • Jazz

    UMO Jazz Orchestra collaborate with Lenny Pickett

    UMO Jazz Orchestra collaborate with bandleader and saxophonist Lenny Pickett on their new album The Prescription,...
    4.6.2014
    • News
    • Jazz

    Upcoming jazz tours in June and July

    Kari Ikonen Trio, Sun Trio, Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana and Jukka Perko Avara Trio on...
    3.6.2014
    • News
    • Jazz

    Aki Rissanen signed a deal with German Ozella Music

    Pianist Aki Rissanen has signed a three album deal with German jazz label Ozella Music.
    2.6.2014
    • News
    • Contemporary & Classical

    Contemporary Finnish Clarinet and other new albums

    Mikko Raasakka received a Doctorate for Music from Sibelius Academy in 2005 for a study on...
    28.5.2014
    • News
    • Contemporary & Classical

    Rostrum of Composers was held in Helsinki

    The 61st International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) was held in Helsinki, from May 6 to 9,...
    28.5.2014
    • News
    • Contemporary & Classical

    A Finnish evening with Esa-Pekka Salonen in London

    Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the music of his homeland in all-Finnish programme with Philharmonia Orchestra at Royal...
    27.5.2014
    • News
    • Contemporary & Classical

    Wennäkoski and Heiniö nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize

    Composers Lotta Wennäkoski and Mikko Heiniö have been nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize.
    27.5.2014
    • News
    • Contemporary & Classical

    A guide to contemporary & classical summer festivals

    The Finnish festival summer is full of contemporary music – in fact, it’s so packed that...
    27.5.2014
    • News
    • Hard Rock & Metal

    Finnish music on the rise in the UK

    In 2012-2013, the United Kingdom was the focus market for Finnish music. To that end, we...
    27.5.2014
    • News
    • Contemporary & Classical

    Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Rubáiyát premiered at the Wigmore Hall

    Einojuhani Rautavaara's new song-cycle, setting poetry from Omar Khayyám's Rubáiyát, was written for Gerald Finley who...
    27.5.2014
    • In the Spotlight

    Art music and digital media: a love-hate relationship

    Art music has significantly influenced the formats in which music is recorded. The LP record, for...
    26.5.2014