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In memoriam: Kaija Saariaho 1952 – 2023

Music Finland, 6.6.2023

Andrew Campbell

A guide to Finnish summer festivals 2023

Are you planning to go to music festivals abroad this summer? Known for its long days...

Teemu Fiilin, 15.5.2023

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Who the hell is Käärijä?

Käärijä, Finland's representative for Eurovision Song Contest 2023, is the name on pretty much everyone's lips...

Jukka Hätinen, 9.5.2023

Tampere Jazz Happening – The festival of the year

The 31st Happening will present a total of 26 acts, of which 18 are international. The...

Autumn brings plenty of new jazz releases

New albums from Iiro Rantala, Jukka Perko Quartet, Jaska Lukkarinen and the ever evolving RinneRadio included...

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Q&A with Mikko Innanen

Saxophone player Mikko Innanen is one of the most accomplished Finnish musicians on the international jazz...

Santtu-Matias Rouvali to Tampere Philharmonic

Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its new Chief Conductor and Artistic Director. The post will be...

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Teemu Brunila hits his sweet spot as a songwriter

Brunila lands a co-write on Billboard Hot 200-topping album by Trey Songz. If Bill Clinton’s legendary...

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Monday night fever (on contemporary music series)

Two new concert series have added a welcome, broader dimension to the Helsinki contemporary- music scene....

Rautavaara and Saariaho up for Gramophone Awards

Einojuhani Rautavaara and Kaija Saariaho recordings are up for a prize in this year's Gramophone Awards. ...

Heavyweight DJs goes global

HeavyWeight DJ's started off as a DJ-collective featuring the best young club dj's in Helsinki (Dj...

Folk metal - more successful than ever

Finnish folk metal has been the flagship product of Finnish metal music for years, and at...

Recently released promising debut albums

Intresting debut albums albums released from Big Wave Riders, Zebra and Snake, Gracias, Idiomatic and Eva...

Phantom performing at Ja Ja Ja club in September

In Helsinki, January 2012 two musicians and startup entrepreneurs united their forces to become the catchy...

Meet the Finns at WOMEX 12

As previously announced, Värttinä will get the WOMEX Artist Award this year. Additionally, there will be...

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