Music Archives

Sounding exactly as Sibelius intended

Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä, who helped the Minnesota Orchestra win a Grammy, talks about his high standards.

In Finland, kids’ music is fun, educational, exportable – and reptilian. Hevisaurus gets heavy metal to the under-ten crowd.

Music duo Kaivama gains fans with a new spin on traditional tunes while building US-Finnish connections (watch video).

Lutheran pastor Haka Kekäläinen holds metal mass – mass for heavy metal music fans – in churches around Finland.

French American Kevin Kleinmann came to Finland for a Helsinki Festival summer job and ended up founding a record label.

In every genre, Finnish bands are playing to packed houses. Here are the top 10 according to a survey on our FB page.

Finnish tango music supergroup Tango-orkesteri Unto celebrated its 15th anniversary with concerts in the US and Europe.

Legendary soprano Ritva Auvinen, 80, continues to delight opera-goers. What’s the key to the Auvinen vocal miracle?