"The 'Finnish element' - if indeed it even exists in the empirical sense - is no unique property; it is the sum of numerous factors each...

"Out of experiment and splintered ideas has developed a powerful new mode of musical expression commanding its own set of rules – even though now here...

The story of the electric guitar is viewed through the inspiring work of three Finnish guitarists: Hasse Walli, Jukka Tolonen and Albert Järvinen.

“Finnish music in the 1980’s, as in any previous decade, has witnessed the arrival of yet another generation of composers. But this time, their debut has...

The young artist-of-the-year chosen by the Finland Festivals chain for 1991 was Marjut Tynkkynen (b. 1961), a first-generation player of the accordion. She was one of...

Composer and academician Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996) examined in 1990 Sibelius's often ambivalent position – on the one hand the object of exaggerated hero worship, on the...

Composer, musicology Professor emeritus Mikko Heiniö's article on Jean Sibelius's historical significance was first published in FMQ in 1990.

I am approaching the age when you begin to reflect on the fundamentals of life and feel the need to pare away all inessentials. For that...

”The accordion is the arch enemy of folk music. It kills any musical tendencies the nation may have, ravages the ear and drags down musical taste....