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New Electronic Music from Finland

Words by Music Finland

Published 26.1.2022

Listen to the latest electronic music releases from Finland, ranging all the way from progressive house and dark techno to downtempo ambient and energetic club bangers!

Available on Apple Music and Spotify – also make sure to scroll down for the artists' biographies and links.

New Electronic Music form Finland on Apple Music

New Electronic Music form Finland on Spotify

Robbe

One of the most popular EDM producers and dj’s from Finland, Robbe (Robin Björkskog) entered the EDM scene in 2019, still in his teens, and has since produced several million-streaming songs and remixes in the slap bass genre, with hints of bounce and psy-trance thrown in. Robbe’s tracks are typically covers and remixes of classic hits by artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, P!nk and Haddaway, ranging from the 90’s to today. The extremely prolific producer has released well over 120 singles over the span of five years. He has been supported by artists such as Marshmello, Alesso, R3HAB and INNA and worked with the labels Sony, Warner, Spinnin' and Kontor Records.

Lizzip

Producer Lizzip emerged in the EDM scene in the beginning of the decade, with his pumping beats and catchy pop melodies. The decidedly mysterious (no promo pics!) artist's debut single “Don’t Worry” was released in 2020 independently, and has since been followed by nearly two dozen more, on different labels and with collaborators such as Bastl and Doxic.

Kasperg

Kasperg is the alias of producer, musician and DJ Kasper Granroth, currently based in Berlin. He describes his music as "dreamy but rhythmic" and "incorporating elements of hip-hop and blends of RnB". Kasperg is also known from wide-ranging DJ and live sets and his own label Lost Favourite Records.

Lawrence Walther

Lawrence Walther a.k.a. Lauri Miettunen describes himself as "a cozy guitarist/composer from Finland", which suits his sound and style just perfectly. Walther made his entry in the lofi beats scene in 2020, and has quickly amassed a discography of about 100 singles and three albums. In 2023 he teamed up with Recalibration Machine and Less Gravity for the collaborative album "Dune Days". His songs are amiable and calming, with bright and vivid guitar melodies taking the center stage.

Noana

Producer and DJ Noana, born and based in Helsinki, loves movement and big open spaces. As one third of the group Leu Leu Land he has had releases on Sony Music, Anjunabeats and remix duties for the likes of Giorgio Moroder. Noana debuted his solo project in 2023 through the independent dance imprint Youth Control, a nu-disco, synthwave and house label based in Finland. On Noana's genre-bending and vocal-based tracks, you can hear a big, melodic mix of trance and emotive house music and even traces of indie pop and downtempo.

Misha

Misha is a rapper, beatmaker and an electronic music producer whose musical background is strongly in melodic soul-based hip-hop. Misha was born in Moscow, Russia, but moved to his current home town Helsinki as a child. He first found success rapping in Finnish under the artist name Haamu, releasing his rap debut in 2006, but soon started producing beats. Misha has released tracks on labels such as Chillhop, Sundae Sauce and Melting Pot.

Nino Rivera

EDM producer and dj Nino Rivera hails from the city of Turku and has released a string of singles, recently on his own label Dancifyze, since 2018. His sound is hooky, and often relies on trance-y beats and arpeggios, poppy vocal melodies and hyperpop-infused sample treatments.

Tarmo

Independent music label and artist collective Starmode operates from Helsinki and is founded producer Tarmo. According to the label's Soundcloud, they are "on a mission to release cutting edge club music for the world to hear" – and that their releases have been played by dj's such as Stonebridge, Don Diablo, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Above & Beyond and Judge Jules, among others.

NightStop

A synthwave trio hailing from Jyväskylä, NightStop have been providing pure retro 80's electric sounds since 2013. During that timeline, they have amassed together a formidable catalogue of music, including four albums – the latest being 2020's "Pursuer" – and well over a dozen singles and ep's. The international synthwave community has also embraced NightStop with tens of millions of streams around the world.

Roisto

Taking his name from the Finnish word for ‘villain’, Roisto hails from northern Finland, where he inhabits a small studio, filled with old analog synths, tape machines, and 12” disco records. It is within the confines of this musical safe haven that he creates his own stylish brand of disco.

Lumi

Electronic music producer and dj Lumi got a flying start for her career in 2024. Already before her debut release, “Look The Other Way” released on Octopus Records in early 2024, Lumi had performed alongside dj's like Pan-Pot, Marie Vaunt, Korolova, Tiga, Teenage Mutants, and Will Clarke. The single charted at #3 on Beatport’s Indie Dance charts and garnered impressive stream numbers, making it to over a dozen editorial playlists. She has also been featured in outlets like DJ Mag UK, LA Weekly, and Techno Germany.

Yes Yes

Eetu Rantakokko and Tino Lainisalo, together known as YES YES are an emerging electronic dance music duo from Finland. Their solid string of single releases started in 2021 and includes a lot of cover versions of international megahits like Montero (Call Me By Your Name), Abcdefu, and Wicked Game, but also original songs, such as All for One.

Ferus Melek

Synthwave artist Ferus Melek’s musical journey traces back to his childhood, where a deep admiration for computer game music took root. Influenced by game music composers like Martin Galway, Rob Hubbard, and Ben Daglish, he found inspiration in their rich and melodic compositions, despite the limitations of the technology they worked with. This early fascination with synthetic sound sparked Ferus Melek’s passion for electronic music, which is now apparent in his current work. His sound, upbeat and energetic, blends melodic synthwave with a hint of trance influences.

Rony Rex

Producer Rony Rex has years of experience as a club DJ, playing both local and international venues, as well as hosting his own radio shows. In 2017 Rony Rex started releasing his own energetic and dancefloor-ready tunes on the Youth Control label. Rony Rex has been coming up with at least a good handful of single releases every year since 2017, with other releases including the EP Fucked It Up (2017) as well as his debut album "10", which came out in 2023.

Jimi Tenor

Composer and musician Jimi Tenor needs no introduction: after 30 years of career as an established artist, Tenor has redefined his style and sound over and over again and moved from 60s and 70s jazz, psychedelic soul and African funk to techno and experimental rock. Tenor continues to release music in different formats and through different labels at a formidable pace. In 2019 Tenor released an ep with another Finnish electronic music mainstay, Freestyle Man (a.k.a. Klas Lindblad or Sasse) on the famed Swedish label Studio Barnhus.

Jaakko Eino Kalevi

In 2013 Finland's lo-fi indie pop singer-songwriter-musician-producer (and former tram driver) Jaakko Eino Kalevi became the first ever Nordic act signed to Domino Records. Two years after his eponymous Domino/Weird World debut (2015) he put out "Orbit Variations" with his friend Long-Sam as the band MAN DUO. "Out Of Touch" was released in 2018 and a new EP, "Dissolution" followed in November 2019. Jaakko Eino Kalevi returned in 2023 with the double-full-length "Chaos Magic".

Kuokka

Producer and dj Kuokka started releasing music in 2021 and has already gained millions of streams with his circa 40 single releases on labels such as Bounce & Bass, Future House Cloud and Ninetone. Many of Kuokka’s most popular songs are energetic EDM covers of beloved hits by artists like Britney Spears, Madonna, Marshmello and Calvin Harris – and his own compositions also rely heavily on vocal hooks, smooth house beats and atmospheric synth pads.

VAIN

Whether VAIN is actually a "vanity project" for fashion designer Jimi Vain (haha), can only be speculated, but the music on his first ep releases "INLOVE-vol.01" and "From HEL with Love" stands on its own. Working closely with producers and artists from the Below0 label, Glayden, MFM, inter alia and Niko Demus, Vain's collaborative music echoes equally (the more tranquil side of) hyperpop as well as progressive house, trance and ambient techno.

Yotto

Yotto has already made his debut on the BBC’s iconic Essential Mix, to add to his 5 ‘Essential New Tune’ nods from Pete Tong, and 2 ‘Hottest Record In the World’ selections on Annie Mac’s show. His multifarious remix list includes Gorillaz, Röyksopp and Coldplay. Yotto's debut album "Hyperfall" was released on Anjunabeats label in 2018 and in 2019 he founded his own label, Odd One Out. Yotto's sophomore album release "Growth" saw the light of day in 2023.

Shepherd's Call

Comprised of two figures of the Helsinki-based Below0 label, Inter Alia and Niko Demus, electronic duo Shepherd's Call sounds simultaneously calm in their sounds and hectic in their pace. Drawing influences from ambient, trance, hyperpop and indie rock, the duo released their first singles "Skin & Bones" and "Decay" between late 2023 and early 2024. Both songs are also included in Shepherd's Call's debut album, the 30-minute full-length "Morning Star", released in January 2024.

Sønin

Anton Sonin, aka SØNIN, has cut his teeth as a producer in a studio space in Helsinki, shared with compatriots like Super8 & Tab and Yotto. He also worked with Super8 & Tab on their iconic Anjunabeats single ‘Black Is The New Yellow'. More recently, he's released on the label as part of the Rising EP series, contributed to gardenstate's 'Inspirations' album, and remixed Super 8 & Tab's 'Mercy' of part of the ten-year anniversary celebrations for their iconic ‘Empire’ LP. He also performed at Above & Beyond's Group Therapy Weekender London festival.

Samlight

DJ-Producer Samlight is known for his powerful house music with melodic hooks. Samlight is now releasing new tunes on Spinnin' Talent Pool after being signed to the world famous dance music label Spinnin' Records in early 2018. At the start of 2024, Samlight's extremely prolific release history consists of around sixty singles.

Pihka is My Name

Pihka is My Name is a band fronted by an animation character Pihka. Pihka is a small robot, an imaginary friend who is not needed anymore. She finds herself forgotten in a snow covered forest and sets off on an adventure on her own. Pihka is My Name is a project of PihkaSound, a Helsinki-based production duo Henna Helasvuo and Lasse Turunen

Henri

Henri is the solo alias for successful music producer and songwriter Henri "Hank Solo" Salonen. In his bio, Henri says that the solo project was born, when he "got burnt out by all the pressure the world and I were laying on myself and then one day decided to quit my job". He explains that he "hit reset and moved to our family cabin in the middle of nowhere during the summer" and started making his solo songs, where he channels "his imperfections, all the madness and the sadness". Henri's first album release "Rakkaus", echoing the emotive deep house music of Fred Again.. and Four Tet, was released in June 2023 and followed by the EP "Valo" six months later.

Triple M

Triple M (Mikko Matias Mäkinen) is a DJ producer from Finland who releases on Spinnin' Records. During his career, he has shared the stage with Don Diablo, KSHMR and his tracks have been played by Tiësto, R3HAB, W&W, Mike Williams and many more.

Ysi

YSI is the solo project of Helsinki-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Tuomas Soppela. His debut ep "Windstopper" (2021), was followed up in 2023 by the debut album "Amp Head". Matthew M. Williams, designer and founder of the streetwear brand 1017 ALYX 9SM, guest co-produces the album's track "Memory Man". In YSI's dark and experimental music, you can hear echoes from new wave, post punk and dream pop as well as industrial rock, shoegaze and leftfield techno.

Kupla

With no less than eleven albums and EP's under his belt between 2017–2023, beatmaker Kupla (neé Lauri Achté) is born and raised in Helsinki, but based in London since 2013. Kupla has studied classical music and jazz, and recently also picked up the clarinet to spice up his chilled tracks, which have been streaming dozens of millions times on Spotify's popular playlists such as "Lo-Fi Beats" and "Chill Lofi Study Beats", et cetera.

Aavikko

Formed in Siilinjärvi in 1995, synth trio Aavikko's claims to perform "pure 'Disco Muysic', functional music – mere synthetic assemblage of electronic sounds, that’s meant to be used". According to the band – consisting of legendary drummer Tomi Leppänen (Circle, K-X-P etc) along with keyboardists Paul Staufenbiel and Tomi Kosonen – their actual command is very simple: "we play, you dance".

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