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 ...

What's Finland known for? The sauna? Or perhaps Nokia phones? Yes - but this small nation of just over 5 million also punches far above its weight in the world of classical music. In particular, ...

A FINNISH folklore ensemble of 21 dancers, along with musical accompaniment, is coming to Slovakia for the first time in 50 years. Kärri is an ensemble which travels around the world to present ...

in Helsinki, then went on to play and teach the viola, cello and guitar. Now she's also teaching classes in the , a stringed instrument that has been accompanying the traditional songs and stories of ...

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How did a country of a million sad songs finally emerge as the Eurovision winner thanks to Lordi? What happened in Finnish popular music at the turn of the last century and is there something that ...

People speak of "the Finnish miracle," referring to the surprising number of important musicians produced by the little country (population 5.5 million): conductors, singers, virtuoso instrumentalists ...