The turn of the 20th century is conventionally referred to as the era when the national musical culture of Finland was born. On closer inspection, however,...

"A new Finnish research project is seeking to shed more light on the biological background to musical aptitude. A pioneering study at international level, it aims...

"Archaeological excavations in Finland have uncovered a large number of bells, pellet bells and other objects created for producing sound. These findings offer us a new,...

A new book and a forthcoming doctoral dissertation give us a fascinating insight into the culture of DJs and DJing in Finland.

"Although music analysis research, measured as a percentage of Finnish musicological studies, may have declined in the past decades due to changes in paedagogics, performing arts...

What is music with a social message? A project examining Finnish art music of the present millennium and addressing the ability of music to comment on...

Pekka Kuusisto is an explorer on whose world map music has no borders. He is equally at home in concert halls and cosy clubs. The joy...

The music trade has long been overshadowed by falling sales. There have, however, been some signs of recovery in the past couple of years, due mainly...

Not long ago, a new style of improvised music from the top of the world was taking the global jazz scene by storm. Finnish, Norwegian and...