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    From social media opera to saxophones as radars: meet Finland at hcmf// 2026

    Finnish contemporary music flourishes at this year's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
    Pietu Arvola, 21.8.2026
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    Classical guitarist Petri Kumela: Curiosity meets stubbornness

    Typically, Finnish musicians succeed by doing something highly unusual exceptionally well. Guitarist Petri Kumela is different...
    Kare Eskola, 27.10.2020
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    Finnish composers and musicians on display at Netherlands' November Music

    UPDATE Nov 4th, 2020: The event has been canceled in its entirety due to the COVID-19...
    Teemu Fiilin, 23.10.2020
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    Blues master Erja Lyytinen: Hey, teachers, don't leave them kids alone!

    Blues star Erja Lyytinen was voted the world’s second best living guitarist by the readers of...
    Mervi Vuorela, 19.10.2020
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    Crossing Nordic borders in collaboration

    The pan-Nordic export collaboration NOMEX has launched trade missions and other export projects for 12 years....
    Jukka Hätinen, 9.10.2020
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    Towards a healthier future – The Holy questions our conception of freedom

    The Holy's sophomore full-length "Mono Freedom" is a theme album whose story only grew more relevant...
    Jukka Hätinen, 2.10.2020
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    Kairon; IRSE!: shoegazers with a noisy spirit

    "Polysomn" is the third album by the Finnish shoegazers with a band name that's both hard...
    Jukka Hätinen, 24.9.2020
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    New Artists to Follow 2/2020

    Four great Finnish artists you should get acquainted with – ranging from dreamy and cinematic pop...
    Music Finland, 22.9.2020
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    Music Finland’s Lentoon program trains classical and contemporary musicians for international markets

    Music Finland's Internationalization program Lentoon, now in its third year, started in August. The coaching is...
    Teemu Fiilin, 17.9.2020
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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...
    Mikael Mattila, 8.9.2020
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    2020 Finnish music industry update: Coronavirus cuts live music revenue by 70 percent

    In 2020 the Finnish music industry’s finances and abilities to generate income have been dramatically affected...
    Merja Hottinen, 7.9.2020
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    Music Publishers' Export Award goes to Tapio Korjus

    Today the Finnish Music Publishers Association (MPA Finland) presented their annual awards for the seventh time....
    Music Finland, 7.9.2020
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    Live music, recordings boosted Finnish music exports last year

    In 2019 the total value of the Finnish music industry, including exports, continued to grow as in...
    Music Finland, 4.9.2020