FMQ 3/2011

Operas and other stage works to be performed by and for children have been written in Finland since the 1940s. A new boom began in the 1980s and is still going strong.

Georg Malmstén was a man of many musical talents, and one of the most popular of his kind. While the Finnish recording industry was still only just in its infancy, Malmstén made the first children’s record with Finnish lyrics and orchestral accompaniment and in doing so paved the way for the popular Finnish children’s song as we know it today.

New children's music has been a popular topic in Finland since the early 2000's. Following the success of Ipanapa and Ella ja Aleksi, even major record labels have taken a newfound interest in children's music.