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Finland launched my music career
Kevin Kleinmann, Finlandia Records, Helsinki Festival, Finland
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.

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Your top 10 Finnish bands
Lauri from The Rasmus with his signature black hair with feathers and dark eye makeup; the other band members in the background.
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.

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Cool Finnish tango sways audiences
Tango-orkesteri Unto, Finnish tango orchestra, Nordic Cool 2013, Scandinavia House, Finland
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.

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Finnish vocal miracle still strong at 80
Ritva Auvinen, Finnish soprano, opera star, 80 years old, Finland
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?

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Finnish band hammers out visual music
Alamaailman Vasarat, Hammers of the Underworld, world music, Finland
Arts & cultureMusic

Finnish band hammers out visual music

With fans worldwide and its sixth album just out, Alamaailman Vasarat plays “fictional world music” at summer festivals.

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Finnish soul-jazz supergroup rules
Northern Governors, Finland
Arts & cultureMusic

Finnish soul-jazz supergroup rules

Who are the Northern Governors? How’s their debut album? And what does a Finnish band have to do with Nigeria?

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Samba in the heart of the Finnish summer
Life & societyVideo

Samba in the heart of the Finnish summer

Our videographer discovers how much the Finns love the samba, at a colourful and rhythmic annual parade in Helsinki.

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Flow Festival still flying high
Life & societyVideo

Flow Festival still flying high

Video collage: The annual Flow Festival features music, urban spaces, visual arts, design, decoration and human warmth.

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