The history of accordion music in Finland is often considered just as part of the history of Finnish music. But if we look beyond the national...

Finnish accordion music spans a wide gamut from interpreters of Baroque music to nimble-fingered entertainers to earthy folk musicians. Underlying them all in one way or...

Two-row accordions, concert accordions, quarter tones and live electronics – Finnish accordion artists of our time explore a broad spectrum in their respective genres. Our playlist...

What connects an Icelandic rapper, Ukrainian-Polish vocalists, Estonian Eurovision stars, and the forgotten soundscapes of Karelian villages? For the accordionist Anne-Mari Kivimäki, the answer lies in...

How can music bridge the divide between two historically intertwined cultures, the Karelians and the Skolt Sámi? This is the question at the heart of the...

Sointi Jazz Orchestra was assembled for a composition concert in the autumn of 2013. This collection of photographs features visual highlights of the 18-member orchestra’s album...

This special issue is rich with fascinating examples of the many intersections of early music and early music instruments with other genres and contexts. Our playlist...

What can early music have to offer to the culture of music performances at large that the latter does not already have? Quite a lot, as...

An Indian-Italian composer studying Norwegian fiddling in Helsinki? It all comes naturally for Krishna Nagaraja, who traces parallels between far-flung genres, from Ars Subtilior and South...