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Pioneers: To infinity and beyond – four decades of Värttinä

Turning forty in 2023, Värttinä is by far the most successful and internationally acclaimed Finnish world...
28.1.2022
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  • Folk & Global

Kaustinen fiddle playing tradition chosen to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list

The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee has designated the Kaustinen fiddle tradition on the UNESCO list of the...
16.12.2021
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Flamboyant, apocalyptic, lovable: Suistamon Sähkö

In eight years, the four-piece ethno techno outfit Suistamon Sähkö has grown from a research project...
31.3.2021
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Eero Grundström: Finnish folk music's number one sideman

Eero Grundström might be the number one sideman in Finnish contemporary folk music. He is the guy...
8.9.2020
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  • Indie & Electronic

​Virtual showcase Luminous Online introduced great new Finnish music to international guests

On June 25th and 26th Music Finland piloted its first ever online showcase event, Luminous Online....
8.7.2020
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  • Folk & Global

Nordic Talks part 2: Feeding the grass so that flowers could bloom

The participants in the second installment of Nordic Talks were folk and world music professionals from...
24.6.2020
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Frigg: Twenty years of fierce fiddling

Hailing from the vast plains of Kaustinen, Central Ostrobothnia, Frigg has been in the vanguard of contemporary Finnish...
1.4.2020
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The living tradition: Kantele in the 21st century

Sanni Virta, a kantele musician, producer and editor-in-chief of Kantele magazine, tells about present-day culture around the...
28.2.2020
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  • Hard Rock & Metal

New and upcoming albums for winter and spring 2020

A new year – and a new decade – has just begun, but there's already a...
16.1.2020