Finland’s approach to modern folk music is vastly different than the singer-songwriter-centric subgenre most Americans are familiar with. Over there, it’s not so much a harbinger of heartbreak or ...

While Sweden and Denmark are owning indie pop music recently, Finland still has a reputation (among those not familiar) as being a country inspired by much darker sounds. These days, things are ...

In Finland, music is deeply ingrained in society. It's a natural part of daily culture, and the vocal tradition is especially strong. We welcome to the NPR studios one of the great male choirs from ...

The seven acts for Yle’s 2026 Contest for New Music UMK were announced today in a live broadcast. The UMK show on 28 February ...

The deeply forested, lake-strewn country of Finland was celebrating a national festival. Every Finnish hamlet was gaily festooned and beflagged. Schoolchildren had the day off. Deputations from the ...

Winona State University's director of bands, Melanie Brooks Dinh, conducted the Finnish Dragoon Band in a series of concerts in Finland. Melanie Brooks Dinh, a Rochester resident who is the director ...

In Finland, away from the world’s musical spotlight, there lives a bald, rotund old man who with his music has won more respect than almost any other living composer. Finns idolize their Jean Sibelius ...

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The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into ...

FITCHBURG — The Finnish Center at Saima Park invites the community to enjoy a month of family-friendly events this August, celebrating nature, music, and Finnish culture. All events take place at ...