Suistamon Sähkö performs new Karelian dance music with electronics, Russian toy accordion, power of song, rap and manic moves. Crazy music scientists Anne-Mari Kivimäki and Eero Grundström create new Suistamo dance music with a Notka accordion and electronics. Add two dancing vocalists Reetta-Kaisa Iles and Tuomas Juntunen and this visual folktronica act will make you dance yourself into a trance.

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Maria Kalaniemi, a master of free-bass button accordion, is also a doctor of music and a long term instrument pedagogue, who has performed with numerous bands, released nearly twenty records and played on many more. Kalaniemi has also collaborated with the best folk musicians in the North.

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Pekko Käppi is a visionary Finnish folk music composer, ethnomusicologist, runo-song researcher, member of e.g. the groundbreaking revivalists Jouhiorkesteri, his own blues-rocking combo K:H:H:L, and folk quartet Ne Lintuizet, and album-award-winning solo artist. His oeuvre revolutionized the standards of playing the ancient Finnish instrument jouhikko, a bowed lyre, by plugging it into an amplifier.

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Gulf Stream Riders is a folk/country rock duo with one foot in New York and the other in Turku. The band is an American-Finnish-Swedish collaboration that, in addition to Ahlstedt, consists of the American singer Chris Anderson. Anderson and Ahlstedt have played together since the early 90s, when they had a band called Wighthouse Wanderland. Still these days, the band's multi-instrumentalist and producer Nalle Ahlstedt can be associated with many different music projects.

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The singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Vilma Jää mixes hundreds of years old stories with today’s electronic music. She combines the ancient instruments such as kantele and harmonium with synthetic beats. She is also known from her breakthrough role in Innocence, an international success opera by Kaija Saariaho.

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Teija Niku is a Finnish accordionist, known for her expertise in Nordic and Balkan folk music. She has been described as a composer with an excellent sense of melody, and an inventive arranger. Niku has released three solo albums: Finsko Pajdusko (2011), Memento (2017), and Hetkessä (2019). Niku is also known for the bands Polka Chicks, Karuna, Aallotar, and Teija Niku & Grupa Balkan. Niku's newest ensemble is a duo with pianist-composer Juha Kujanpää. ​Niku has performed all over Europe with her various ensembles and toured 12 times in the USA.

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Loimolan Voima writes contemporary Karelian folk music with roots embedded deep in the soil of the Border Karelian region. The two man band is composed of brothers Mika ”Miša” Saatsi and Niko ”Miikkula” Saatsi. Miša is the bands’ composer and Miikkula writes their lyrics in Karelian. The Saatsi brothers descend from the Karelian commune of Suistamo and are on a mission to sing the endangered Karelian language into public notice. Loimolan Voima released their award-winning debut album "Ruttomuzikan kyynäl" in 2020.

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Ne Lintuizet, loosely translating to "The Byrds" – or something similar – is a new Finnish folk supergroup, comprised of Kielo Kärkkäinen, Laura Moisio, Lauri Myllymäki, and Pekko Käppi, out of whom Käppi, Kärkkäinen and Moisio are all successful artists, musicians, and songwriters. Ne Lintuizet's sound combines Finnish and American folk and country traditions, with a strong emphasis on vocal harmonies, fiddles, and acoustic guitars.

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The four musicians of Polenta, Aino Kinnunen, Mikko Malmivaara, Veera Kuisma, and Olli Sippola, come armed with one acoustic guitar and three fiddles. Their instrumental Nordic folk evokes visions of endless summer days, midnight sun, and glistening lakes. Polenta's full-length debut, "Kaustinen Turbo," was released in 2021, followed by "Karkelo" in 2024.

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Accordion experimentalist Antti Paalanen has created his own sound with his diatonic instrument, which he uses to weave hypnotic and minimalistic tunes that tell stories about the world of today. On his songs Paalanen screams at his accordion, kicks the floor and hits the bellows. Alongside his solo career, Antti Paalanen is a member of several folk music line-ups such as Hehkumo, Hyperborea, Laitakaupungin- orkesteri, Kiharakolmio, Trepaanit and Turkka ja Paalanen.

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Vilma Talvitie is a singer, composer-lyricist and multi-instrumentalist who creates bridges between pop, global and folk music. In her music, Finnish folk aesthetics and acoustic instruments (piano, accordion, strings) exist in harmony with electronic beats and catchy pop melodies. Having lived in several different countries and continents – Europe, South America and Asia – the nomadic lifestyle has left a distinctive mark on Talvitie's music.

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Finnish violinist, composer, and researcher Pia Siirala completed her PhD at the Sibelius Academy in 2024. Her artistic research focused on indigenous music traditions, especially the Chukchi people of north-eastern Siberia, and included multiple field trips with over 1,400 recorded songs. Inspired by this material, she creates original compositions. Siirala has studied in Helsinki, Budapest, and Moscow, is concertmaster of Ensemble XXI, and performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician.

Ánnámáret is Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman, Sámi musician who lives and whose work is based in Nuorgam, northernmost Finland. Her music is inspired by the life and the nature in Sápmi. Ánnámáret’s strength as an artist springs from having grown up between two cultures and, thus, in understanding these cultures and their collisions and similarities. Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman's new band Ánnámáret Luohteilbmi performs traditional Northern Sámi joiks or luohts with fresh global electro arrangements.

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Paula Wolski Ensemble combines elements of Finnish folk music and Americana. The group comprises musicians with backgrounds in both American and Finnish folk traditions, led by singer-songwriter Paula Wolski. She returned to Finland after spending nearly 15 years living and performing in Poland, where she appeared regularly at music clubs and folk and blues festivals. The band’s first album is scheduled for release in 2026 by Impossible Music Oy.

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Helsinki based electro-folk band Okra Playground was formed in 2010. On this musical playground the kantele and bowed lyre, both ancient folk instruments, coexist in a new, exciting symbiosis with modern instruments and soundscapes. In 2016 the group played the official showcase of WOMEX and released their debut album "Turmio", which received a five-star review from Songlines Magazine. Okra Playground's sophomore album "Ääneni yli vesien" (My Voice Over the Water) was released in 2018 and their 3rd, one "Itku", saw the light of day in 2022.

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HUIPPU is a new six-piece band that composes and performs contemporary folk music. Influenced by Nordic and Irish folk traditions, the band creates a sound that combines melody and rhythm in a modern approach.

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The solo project of composer and musician Petra Poutanen plays folk music with a modern twist using techniques of Scandinavian and Finno-Ugrian folk singing as well as throat singing. Her solo debut “Pyhä Veri Vuotaa” released in 2022 takes influence from around the world and has been described as a layered entity with acrobatic vocals and a rich sounds world.

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There's no one quite like Johanna Juhola; nimble-fingered accordion virtuoso and multi-faceted composer, she blazes her own colorful trail, breezing blithely across style borders and genre barriers with a captivating mix of musical excellence and engaging charm. Her compositions blend the parallel worlds of Argentinian and Finnish tango, following the latter's path into the melancholic soul of Finnish folk, emerging into the sunlight with uplifting flirtations with pop music and innovative excursions into electronica.

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Steve 'n' Seagulls made their name by carrying out simply impressive bluegrass covers of famous heavy metal songs, which has even taken them to the number one spot on the Billboard Bluegrass albums chart. To date, the group has covered tracks such as "Thunderstruck," "Aces High," and "Cemetery Gates," to name a few, but the band's fourth album, "Another Miracle" (2020), was their first one to boast a track listing with more original songs than covers.

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Piirpauke is an eclectic group combining free jazz and progressive rock influences with global music from around the world, fusing traditional Finnish folk forms with motifs and rhythms from Latin, Caribbean, Arabic, and Asian musical styles. The band was founded in 1974 by the keyboardist-saxophonist Sakari Kukko, who remains the sole original member left in the band today, and has served as home for e.g. renowned guitarists Hasse Wall and Jukka Tolonen. The band has released 20 studio albums as well as several live and compilation albums. The most active period was 1979–1993, when Piirpauke was touring regularly, especially in Central Europe.

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Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L music deals with love, death Finnish voodoo and archaic grooves. Trio's frontman, Pekko Käppi is a visionary Finnish folk music composer, singer and jouhikko player (bowed lyre). The group's cross-genre approach has led them to perform on a wide variety of festivals around the world, ranging from Holland's Roadburn to WOMEX, and Kaustinen Folk Music Festival to metal festival Tuska Open Air.

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Iiris Tarnanen is a musician originating from Finland. Iiris works as a performer and composer. Her main instruments are the cello and her own voice, which she often uses to sing wordless chants. She debuted in 2021 with the full-length album "The Day I Was Born", which she followed with a string of singles in 2025. Her performing has been described as shameless, entertaining, and profound.

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DANTCHEV:DOMAIN portrays cinematic melodies and Bulgarian rhythms. The band, helmed by Finnish-Bulgarian singer-songwriter Anna Dantchev, journeys musically between the aesthetics of traditional Bulgarian music and jazz & blues, all provided by Dantchev’s compositions. Their debut album was awarded as folk music album of the year in 2020. The second album, "The Lions We Are" (2022), was the first Finnish full-length album released in Dolby Atmos format.

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Ida Elina has demonstrated the versatility of the Finnish national instrument, the kantele, in the 2010s. She is a skilled singer and pop kantele performer, gaining attention on YouTube with her covers of popular songs by artists like Michael Jackson, Adele, and Toto, which have accumulated hundreds of thousands of views. In addition to her cover songs, she has developed her own style as a songwriter, incorporating gospel influences alongside pop elements. Trained in classical music, Ida Elina developed her distinctive playing technique after observing slap guitar players on YouTube.

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Tuuletar is a vocal performance group, consisting of four diverse women from Finland. The quartet takes influences from all around the world, inspired by sounds from American hip hop to South Asian folk, all while keeping their feet strongly rooted in Finnish language and musical heritage. Following the release of their debut "Tules Maas Vedes Taivaal" the group toured across the world. Tuuletar's 2nd album "Rajatila/Borderline" was released in May 2019.

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Hildá Länsman is a joik singer and songwriter hailing from Ohcejohka, now based in Guovdageaidnu. Immersed in the ancient traditions of reindeer husbandry, artistic handicraft (duodji), and joik (luohti) from a young age, Hildá seamlessly blends her rich cultural heritage with contemporary music and visual arts. In 2025, Hildá released "Dajan", her pioneering debut album, a collaboration with Tuomas Norvio that fused artistic electronic joik and dance music, resulting in an unforgettable sound.

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Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha's music is an interesting combination of Balkan Roma grooves, Russian romances and old Finnish tango and humppa. The group, established in 2009, has won recognition and released six critically acclaimed albums, and also become very on-demand live act due to their wild live performances.

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Tea Polso, originally from Central Ostrobothnia, is a versatile Finnish musician. In addition to her active work as a harpsichordist, she has worked as a church musician, accompanist, coach, and pedagogue. She studied early music at the Sibelius Academy, completing her harpsichord performance diploma in 2008 under Elina Mustonen, and also earned a church music degree, focusing on organ under Olli Porthan. Polso performs regularly as a continuo player with ensembles such as Vasa Baroque Ensemble, Earthly Angels, Kentala Consort, and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra. She teaches accompaniment and chamber music at Centria and Novia Universities of Applied Sciences.

Anna Murtola, born in 1983 in Oulu, North of Finland is the world’s northernmost flamenco singer. Considered as one of the pioneers of Finnish flamenco singing, the singer has found her own strong voice as an interpreter of this passionate Spanish tradition. She is also known as a versatile and charismatic performer who is constantly reaching out across genre and culture borders. In 2018 Murtola’s debut album "Fuego Por Dentro" was released by Alba Records as the first album by a Finnish flamenco singer. Her 2nd album "La Tierra Blanca" is released by the award-winning German record label Nordic Notes in 2023.

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Inspired by Northern mythologies and nature, the Joensuu-based folk music duo Hurja Halla combines folk music with experimental elements. The collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Janne Ojajärvi and cellist Liisa Haapanen released its debut album “Riitti” in early 2022.

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