Finland has become, among other things, a land of pop. Technology is the major contributor to this development: music is more readily available than ever and...

"The Kalevala myth was a genuine source of inspiration for the fledgling Finnish nation in search of an identity. But has it been such a thing...

Is it OK for a Finn of the majority population to put on a fake Sámi costume bought in a joke shop and perform a Sámi...

As of January 2017, the FMQ will be posting new items – articles, interviews, columns and reviews – on its website every week.

"Foreigners like me once had the idea that Finland was a difficult country in which to be a composer; so strong was Sibelius’s legacy and so...

In this issue we explore the relationship between music and environment, both natural and cultural. What traces, influences and meanings of the environment do the people...

“Music’s close relationship to nature can be seen precisely in the ways it alters and affects our relationship to the diversity of our surrounding world –...

Baroque violinist and conductor Kreeta-Maria Kentala writes about how attitudes towards baroque music and female conductors have changed during her career.

My feeling is that socially active art may be both in-your-face and more subtly influencing; it may mix up meanings in brutal ways, mashing them up,...