Finland is renowned for its summer festivals held across the country. Our snapshots offer a glimpse into the highlights of this year’s festivals.

Guitarist Héctor Lepe has improvised his way from the jazz bars of Mexico City to a master’s degree from Sibelius Academy and a debut album on...

In this article, fellow composers reminisce about the late Kaija Saariaho as a person and artist.

September 2017, Finlandia Hall. One of Finland’s most iconic concert halls hosts an orchestral concert with a full audience that is decidedly younger than average. That’s...

Game Music Everyday Memories, or GAMEM, is a research project undertaken at the University of Jyväskylä in 2020-2022. Funded by the Kone Foundation, the project examined...

Salla Hakkola and Ari Pulkkinen exchange thoughts and experiences on creating game music. Each having won several international awards, they have made music for the global...

This playlist highlights the work of composers, arrangers and performers of video game music in Finland. Our list boasts a selection of addictive sounds from epic...

A carefully considered theme makes a music festival more than a sum of its parts, and a theme can operate on many practical levels: as a...

If Sähkökitarakvartetti were a room, it would have no walls, and you would have to check your titles, hierarchies and genres at the door. This is...