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Staff news at Music Finland

FMQ magazine has a new editor, Hanna Isolammi. Her predecessor Riikka Hiltunen will be Music Finland's new...
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Series of rare 70’s jazz and progressive rock recordings released by Svart Records

Svart Records is releasing an extensive series of Finnish progressive rock and jazz recorded in the...
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4AD sign Liima, the new band by Tatu Rönkkö and Efterklang

Finnish percussionist Tatu Rönkkö (Elifantree, Auteur Jazz) and Danish indie rock trio Efterklang have formed a...
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Music Finland staff picks: Favourite Finnish albums of 2015

2015 was a great year for Finnish music releases. Such a great year that we decided...
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Santa Cruz appears on Mercedes-Benz’s holiday campaign

Finnish rockers Santa Cruz appear on Mercedes-Benz's worldwide television campaign.
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Finnish songwriters starting to make a mark in the German music market

The German songwriting market is beginning to open up for Finnish songwriters. Music Finland’s songwriting camp...
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Above & Beyond received Grammy nomination in the Best Dance Recording category

Paavo Siljamäki’s progressive trance trio Above & Beyond received a Grammy nomination in the category Best...
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The Finnish Music Export Award goes to Comusic Productions

Music Finland granted the first ever Finnish Music Export Award for the company behind Sunrise Avenue’s...
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Finnish jenkka song took over Japan’s department stores

If you’re visiting Japanese department stores this Christmas, there’s a big chance you’ll end up hearing...
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Yrjö Prize 2015 goes to Ulf Krokfors

Bassist, composer and conductor Ulf Krokfors has received this year’s Yrjö Prize.
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Networking trip: Finnish composers in Donaueschinger Musiktage Festival

In October, Music Finland organized a networking trip to Donaueschinger Music Festival in Germany, for six...
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Nuclear Blast’s Holger Tiefenbach receives Tampere Music Award

27 years of experience with 180 artists and over 1300 albums – Nuclear Blast Holger Tiefenbach...