Maarit Kytöharju is a Helsinki-based photographer who specialises in taking photos of music and musicians. She made us a compilation of 12 photos reflecting the shifting...

A wall of sound produced by a choir, when done just so, can pierce the heart and reach right up to the tear ducts. Singing familiar...

The pandemic year brought a record harvest of jazz by women. While Finland prides itself on equality, there’s still a long way to go on the...

The year 2020 marks the 35th anniversary of the publication of the very first issue of the Finnish Music Quarterly. We are now publishing a digital...

In November 2020, the pandemic situation in Finland has remained calm enough for cultural functions to carry on.* In these exceptional times, there is an unusually...

”Could we talk in 10 minutes, I’m just returning some backline drums from our tour?” says Charles Gil, picking up the phone on a dimly-lit November...

For all the grief that the coronavirus pandemic has caused, it has also brought out a great many strengths in the music sector. People in the...

Pauanne is both the name of an innovative Finnish folk trio and the old Finnish thunder god. And like a blast of thunder their music is...

The African music scene in Finland evolved in major cities in the 1980s and 1990s, and some of the pioneering musicians who contributed to this development...