Now trending globally: Finnish metal music Arts & cultureMusic Now trending globally: Finnish metal music Why are Finnish heavy metal bands so popular around the world? It originates in the music’s complexity and rich emotional content.
Finnish punk music is alive and kicking Arts & cultureMusic Finnish punk music is alive and kicking We look at the surprisingly colourful, rude story of Finnish punk, from the 1970s to the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest and beyond.
Finnish band PKN storms punk’s final frontier Arts & cultureMusic Finnish band PKN storms punk’s final frontier We talk with Finnish punk band PKN about how it feels to be an unusual entrant in the kitsch-laden Eurovision Song Contest.
PKN’s Finnish punk roars into Eurovision Arts & cultureMusic PKN’s Finnish punk roars into Eurovision This year’s Finnish band in Eurovision is unique in several ways – and is creating a media stir around the globe.
Sisu, sauna, Sibelius and heavy metal, too Arts & cultureMusic Sisu, sauna, Sibelius and heavy metal, too Sibelius’s 150th birthday: Find out how the composer’s own piano sounds, and what he and heavy metal have in common.
Toasting Finland’s Jean Sibelius at 150 Arts & cultureMusic Toasting Finland’s Jean Sibelius at 150 The 150th anniversary of composer Jean Sibelius’s birth is celebrated in 2015 with events in Finland and around the world.
Don’t mess with Finnish jazz Arts & cultureMusic Don’t mess with Finnish jazz With thriving festivals and clubs across the country, jazz fans in Finland have never had it as good as they do now.
Rockers favour Finnish guitars with soul Arts & cultureMusic Rockers favour Finnish guitars with soul We meet Finnish luthier Kari Nieminen, whose guitars are in the hands of the Rolling Stones, The Who, ZZ Top and The Rasmus.
