There are probably more orchestras, music schools and colleges and music festivals in Finland per head of population than in any other country in the world....

"Although I am not a string player myself, the string quartet is inextricably intertwined with my early musical life. Later on, my own string quartets, which...

Victory in the Shostakovich Competition in 2004 was just the prelude for the Meta4 string quartet. Its young members now intend to give it their full...

Finland can do nothing about its geographical location and its short summers and long winters. But can it still be a fun and exciting country, full...

The world music market has seen a boom in Celtic, African and Latin American music. Many people believe that it is the turn of the Nordic...

There has been little research in Finland into Karelian culture on the Russian side of the border during the Soviet era. From the 1920s to the...

The pop-music Finland of 2004 is no longer just “the land of a thousand sad and sorry songs”, as the classic Eppu Normaali quipped some twenty...

Instead of struggling to defend the accordion, Mika Väyrynen is now raising its status by commissioning compositions.

"Tauno Marttinen's (1912-2008) image as a composer is a colourful one. His work has relied on instinct and inspiration and is rooted in mysticism. For the...