Sounding exactly as Sibelius intended Arts & cultureMusic Sounding exactly as Sibelius intended Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä, who helped the Minnesota Orchestra win a Grammy, talks about his high standards.
Finnish heavy metal knows no age limit Arts & cultureMusic Finnish heavy metal knows no age limit In Finland, kids’ music is fun, educational, exportable – and reptilian. Hevisaurus gets heavy metal to the under-ten crowd.
American Finns stretch music traditions Arts & cultureMusic American Finns stretch music traditions Music duo Kaivama gains fans with a new spin on traditional tunes while building US-Finnish connections (watch video).
In Finland, metal music rocks churches Arts & cultureMusic In Finland, metal music rocks churches Lutheran pastor Haka Kekäläinen holds metal mass – mass for heavy metal music fans – in churches around Finland.
Finland launched my music career Arts & cultureMusic Finland launched my music career French American Kevin Kleinmann came to Finland for a Helsinki Festival summer job and ended up founding a record label.
Your top 10 Finnish bands Arts & cultureMusic Your top 10 Finnish bands In every genre, Finnish bands are playing to packed houses. Here are the top 10 according to a survey on our FB page.
Cool Finnish tango sways audiences Arts & cultureMusic Cool Finnish tango sways audiences Finnish tango music supergroup Tango-orkesteri Unto celebrated its 15th anniversary with concerts in the US and Europe.
Finnish vocal miracle still strong at 80 Arts & cultureMusic Finnish vocal miracle still strong at 80 Legendary soprano Ritva Auvinen, 80, continues to delight opera-goers. What’s the key to the Auvinen vocal miracle?
