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New Pop from Finland

Words by Music Finland

Published 26.1.2022

Dig into our New Pop from Finland playlist to find the latest releases by pop heavyweights like Alma, Isac Elliot, Robin Packalen and Lxandra, contemporary EDM artists such as Perttu and Darude as well as alternative-leaning crossover pop stars like Louie Blue and Olivera – not to forget artists from genres like hiphop, trap and r&b!

Follow this frequently updated playlist on Apple Music or Spotify and find out the freshest artists and sounds in Finnish pop, dance and EDM music! Scroll down for artist biographies.

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lo/la

Young singer-songwriter lo/la emerged in the Finnish pop scene in early 2023 – previously only having officially released one feature. Her debut single, the y2k r&b influenced dance pop tune "Breakup Glow" came out through Universal Music Finland. Lo/la has also garnered vast audiences on the TikTok platform with her cover versions of i.e. Sia, Billie Eilish as well as many domestic hits.

Nick-E Maggz

Independent rapper Nick-E Maggz has been making waves in his current home country Finland since he started releasing music in 2016, hopping on tracks and remixes by many local major artists. After two ep's and more than two dozen singles, in 2020 Nick-E Maggz released the catchy club anthem "Fatty" his biggest solo hit thus far. In 2021 he released a full-length album called 5IVE 20 9INE.

Averagekidluke

Finnish-American rapper Averagekidluke was discovered on Soundcloud when he was merely 19 years old. It did not take long until he impressed major A&R’s with his imposing flow and melodic rapping. First Averagekidluke signed to Warner Music Finland as one of the label's main export artists. In 2022 Averagekidluke signed his first international record deal with Parlophone UK. His 2021 debut ep "Promised Neverland" was followed by the singles “Gone" and “No Good 4 U” in 2022.

Park 7

Park 7 is a pop rock band from Finland. They have played hundreds of shows in Europe and in the U.S. and released three studio albums. The band was signed to Burtonwood Records (Nashville Label Group) in 2020, thus becoming the first international band in the label’s history. Burtonwood Records is distributed by Capitol CMG (Universal Music Group). The band is passionate about bringing hope through their music to all their fans and everyone they meet.

Verah M

R&b singer and songwriter Verah M (Verah Mariah Forsberg) first appeared in the Finnish scene around 2019, when she started releasing independent tracks and took part in Music Finland's export artist accelerator program. Her major debut, the single "She Ain't Me" was released in October 2022 by Sony/Fountain Productions. Her producers include heavy hitters from the Fountain Productions team: MD$, Fractious Frank and Ruuben.

BENN

BENN describes his music as soulful pop music. Behind the stage name is singer/songwriter Joakim Nyström from Helsinki. For a number of years, Benn has purposefully pursued a career in music. After a string of impressive single releases, his debut EP is going to be released during 2023.

DeejaVu

DeejaVu alias Leevi Lehtisyrjä is a young producer and DJ from Lappeenranta, Finland. Deejavu produces electronic dance music and has been active since 2018. The extremely prolific music producer released his first single "Bouncin’ Bitches" in 2019, which has been since followed by over 40 more singles.

Lenno

Lenno is a producer, songwriter and DJ who rose to prominence for his remixes of artists like Tove Lo and Seinabo Sey, with a nu-disco-leaning sound. Besides his solo career, which Lenno started already in 2013 as a teenager, he also does production work, already having platinum certified songs for artists and bands including Oliver Heldens, Vigiland Smallpools under his belt.

Alma

Undoubtedly the biggest pop export in Finland's history, singer-songwriter Alma rose to fame in with her 2016–2017 singles "Karma", "Dye My Hair" and "Chasing Highs". With 2018 came collaborations with Charli XCX and the release of Alma's first ep "Heavy Rules Mixtape". Her debut album "Have You Seen Her?" saw the light of day in 2020, and her 2nd full-length is slated for release in 2023.

Lxandra

Lxandra is a Helsinki based singer and songwriter now living in Berlin. She was introduced to the world through Perttu’s EDM hit ”Waves” in 2016. In 2017 Lxandra released her two first solo singles, ”Flicker” and ”Hush Hush Baby”. Lxandra's debut album "Careful What I Dream Of" was released in 2021. In 2023 Lxandra announced that she would take part in music contest UMK, competing to represent Finland at Eurovision Song Contest with the new single "Something to Lose".

Robin Packalen

Robin Packalen is maybe last decade's biggest phenomenon in Finnish pop music: the young singer rose to local fame with his first single when he was 13 (back then branded mononymously as just Robin). After seven years on the top of the Finnish market, it was time for Robin Packalen to take his talent and charisma abroad. With help from Samu Haber's management company Comusic Productions, Packalen's international career has seen several single releases and two EPs: "Rest in Beat PM" (2020) and "Rest in Beat AM" (2021).

Keira

At the age of 17, Keira Lundström took part in the Finnish version of talent show The Voice in 2022. After landing at third place in the contest, she was signed by Capitol Records Finland. Keira's debut single "No Business on the Dancefloor", co-written by Teemu Brunila and Axel Ehnström, was released in January 2023. The song takes part in annual music contest UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, "Contest for New Music") the Finnish selection format for the Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle.

Alva Elle

Hailing from Ostrobothnia region, singer-songwriter Alva Elle first emerged on the Finnish pop scene with her independent single releases in 2019, which garnered playlist placements as well as domestic airplay. Combining modern production and traditional pop songwriting, Alva Elle's musical style is not far removed from American counterparts such as Taylor Swift or Maren Morris.

Kaippa

Sometimes referred to as "the godfather of Finnish dance music", Kari "Kaippa" Kaivola is one of the pioneering dj's, who started playing house, techno and acid in Finnish clubs in the late 80s. Expanding his knacks in the 1990s, Kaippa became one of the in-demand producers of dance music. After 30 plus years in the game, Kaippa is still releasing music actively in 2023, as well as deejaying in night clubs and his own radio shows.

Misha

Misha is a rapper, beatmaker and a 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 also producing beats. Misha has released tracks on labels such as Chillhop, Sundae Sauce and Melting Pot.

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.

Danel

EDM producer and disc jockey Danel started putting his music out in 2018 and has already garnered a singles discography over 30 releases deep, working with other producers and singers alike.

Olivia Amupala

Olivia Amupala is a singer-songwriter originally from Namibia, currently based in Finland. She started singing in the family choir at the age of five, but only started pursuing a singing career at the age of 19 after high school. After years of preparation, Amupala's career took off in 2022 with the single releases "Get Together", "If It's Love" and "Hate Is Easy Love Is Hard". While her music could be categorized as soulful pop, Amupala's songwriting style is influenced by country music as well as her African roots.

Lola

Lola is an artist and songwriter based in Helsinki, whose music is a catchy blend of r&b, soul and pop. She released the singles “Hooked”, "Sundress", "Easy" and "These Games" in 2021. Her debut EP “Lost Tapes”, including the previous singles "Hooked" and "These Games", was released in May 2022. The EP was produced by Alexander Clifford and Aakko Petersen.

Joalin

Young singer, dancer and social media influencer Joalin Loukamaa first became known as a member of the popular Now United pop group that was formed by the Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller. Joalin was born in Finland but has lived most of her life in Spain and Mexico – a fact that which may describe the nordic melancholy as well as the latin flavorings in her music. Her debut solo single Angelito was released in June 2022. The mostly Spanish-sung track is the first single from Joalin’s debut EP which will be released by a Finnish music company 11 ONES.

Bess

Electropop singer Bess emerged in the Finnish scene with several singles in 2017, out of which "Tempo" was particularly successful – at its peak rising to number 13 spot on the local charts and finally garnering over 10 million Spotify plays. Her eponymous debut album was released in 2019, selling gold even before its release. Bess entered the 2022 Finnish Eurovision semi finals with the song "Ram Pam Pam", which became third in the competition. Later the song was translated into English, making it Bess' first international release.

Riku Rajamaa

After two decades of experience in the music industry and after 14 years as guitarist of Sunrise Avenue, Riku Rajamaa started his solo career in 2021. With a multi-instrumentalist background, Rajamaa’s music creates a vast sonic landscape.

DJ Slow

Hip hop and electro veteran DJ Slow's (Vellu Maurola) career took off in the 1990s, when he won the Finnish DMC (Disco Mix Club) Championship four years in a row: 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995. Soon DJ Slow found success in the first formation of big beat / trip hop eccentrics Pepe Deluxé. Later he has founded the group SlowHill with Tapani Rinne, recorded two solo albums, produced ad music for many major companies and continued his dj career.

Leomi

Leomi is a bedroom pop and r&b singer-songwriter with her first independent singles released in 2022. Born in 1997 in the Pirkkala municipality, Leomi now lives in the capital region and studies songwriting. Leomi describes that she combines modern r&b and sensual pop in her music. In her youth, she was a big fan of Rihanna, Nelly Furtado and Ariana Grande.

Olivera

Singer and songwriter Olivera describes herself as an "interesting mixture of a modern indie pop artist and a goofy little garden gnome". Releasing her debut solo EP "Flow" in 2015, Olivera has also worked as a songwriter and a featuring artist for huge EDM names such as Tiësto, Zaxx, 3LAU, Sonny Alven, Lucian and John Dahlbäck. In 2022 Olivera competed in Finland's selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with her single "Thank God I'm an Atheist", ranking fourth in the national competition.

Rony Rex

DJ & producer Rony Rex’s career took a major step after the release of his single “Sticky Fingers” in 2017. After that, the artist has released several singles and worked together with acts such as New Ro and Carla Monroe. He also has a reputation with eccentric DJ sets including performances on a boat in the middle of the sea.

Jesse Markin

Jesse Markin is a Liberian-born singer-songwriter from Finland. Before his solo career, Markin was the vocalist in the band The Megaphone State, which produced three acclaimed hip hop albums. As a solo artist Markin takes leaps forward both musically and thematically and broadens his expression from rapping to singing. His debut album "Folk" was released in 2018 to critical acclaim. The album was awarded the distinguished Teosto Prize in 2020. Markin's 2nd full-length "Noir" was released in 2021.

Perttu

Electronic music producer Perttu put out his first single ”Waves” in 2016, which became a large summer hit – after that he’s dropped more than a dozen more, such as ”Circles”, "Stardust", "Milky Way" and "The One". In addition to working on his own songs, Perttu has produced songs for pop singer-songwriter Lxandra.

Loasteeze

Helsinki-based hip hop artist and dj Loasteeze is known for his banging boom bap influenced beats. Besides spinning the wheels of steel at arena hip hop shows, festival stages and local bars, Loasteeze has released an impressive collection of singles with domestic MC’s, as well as his debut full-length “& Friends” in 2020, followed by the ep “Työmyyrä” in 2021. The last years he has released tracks together with for legendary NY rap groups ONYX and Smif N Wessun. Loasteeze has also toured Europe with Masta Ace and served as live DJ for The Beatnuts, ONYX and Smif N Wessun.

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