"The funding as of now is fragmented into bits and pieces, making every edition for the new event still trying to find its ground a very...

Art does not just magically appear in the world as a gift of grace that comes from divine inspiration. It is created through persistent and devoted...

Amid the maelstroms of crisis rocking the world, the FMQ takes a look at musicians’ finances. What is the colour of money in the world of...

"The best thing about the Finnish public grant system is the very existence of it. Even if the amount allocated for the arts in the state...

Music, too, can be used for malevolent purposes, as Arttu Tolonen reflects in his column.

"It is also not insignificant that one of the most powerful shapers of our national identity was a composer. In Finland, classical music has always enjoyed...

  As the world celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jean Sibelius, we here at the FMQ are doing our bit in aiming our...

"Most of the time, I am far from Sibelius’s – and my own – homeland and on neutral territory, i.e. alone with my scores. But it...

Since the beginning of 2015, FMQ is published By Music Finland. The long-term partners the Sibelius Academy and the Society of Finnish Composers will continue to...