MUSIC LINKS :

GENERAL MUSIC LINKS :

Big discography of Finnish music at http://www.phinnweb.org/finndiscog/abc/

Finnish music discographies and bibliographies at http://www.kaapeli.fi/~musakir/engbib/

Finnish export music at http://www.musicfinland.com/

Finnish music Information Centre (contempory,folk,jazz,pop) at http://www.fimic.fi/ Contact : info@mic.teosto.fi

Finnish music at http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/%7Elatvis/rockdata.html

Popular Finnish Folk, Jazz and Rock overview at http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/lightmus.html

Article about new classical Finnish music at http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/pages/mic5f3.htm

Article about exporting popular Finnish music at http://www.musicfinland.com/classical/fmq/articles/letkis.html

Sibelius Academy at http://www.siba.fi/

Finnish music centre at http://www.globalmusic.fi/index.html

Music libraries in Finland at http://www.kaapeli.fi/~musakir/engdir/index.htm

Finnish musicians Union at http://www.musicfinland.com/sml/english.html

Finnish music magazine at http://www.musicfinland.com/classical/fmq/index.html

"Finnfest" or Finnish Music in the US in the US page at

http://www-instruct.nmu.edu/math_cs/kiltinen/web/potpourri.html

Finnish page about music http://meteli.net (music information database combined with links to artist's pages, record companies, record stores etc, in Finnish)

OLD MUSIC :

List of records 1901-1945 in Finland at http://www.yle.fi/aanilevysto/firs/sis.htm

CONTEMPORY MUSIC :

Contempory music at http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/pages/mic5f3.htm

PROGRESSIVE, ROCK,.. :

Finnish 60's rock introduction at http://www.kiwi-us.com/~hitomi/finnrock.htm

Finnish garage & psychedelica introduction at http://www.phinnweb.org/retro/garage/finland/

Intro to Finnish rock history at http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/pages/mic74.htm

Book on Finnish prog : http://www.popangel.fi/FinnishProge.html

Finnish music scene at http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~latvis/rockdata.html

With list of artists at http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~latvis/yhtyeet/index.html

Rock and Pop links (from Sibelius Academy) at :

http://www.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/rock-e.html

Finish prog music association with magazine : http://www.colossus.fi/

Rock in Finland at http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~latvis/rockdata.html

(Big discography of Finnish music at http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/finndiscog/abc/#A)

"Suomi-rock" at http://jata.vampula.net/musiikkisivut/index.htm

History of Suomi-Rock (in Finnish) at http://jata.vampula.net/musiikkisivut/rochis/index.htm

Love Records list http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/early/love/

Pop/rock page at http://fennica.net/a/099/k0992.htm

Some extra musicians list at http://www.manari.fi/ohjelmat.htm

(Popular music article at http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/pages/mic7f3.htm)

Finnish pop : http://www.onechord.net/

Interesting alternative groups : http://www.deepturtle.net/artists.html (hard)

& http://www.haamu.com/mentalalaska/linkit.html

More interesting links : http://www.nuscience.nu/

ELECTRONICA :

Early electronica in Finland : http://www.phinnweb.org/early/

Electronic music in Finland in general : http://www.phinnweb.org/

FOLK :

History of Finnish folk at next link.

Small entry about Finnish folk http://music.experience.free.fr/folkm/finland.htm

Small intro Scandinavian (folk) music at http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/music/99/09/02/FOLK.html

Roots from Finland at http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/finland/index.html

Trad. Finnish music at http://www.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/finnish.html

http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/finmusic.html

Scandinavian music (most of it from Sweden) at http://www.noside.com/

Article about women groups in Finland at http://www.musicfinland.com/fmq/articles/menaiset.html

Global Music Centre for World Music projects at http://www.globalmusic.fi/in_english/index.html

Sami Radio at http://www.yle.fi/samiradio/     

Music for sale : http://www.digelius.com/finland.htm

Reviews of folk items at second review page->

Psych-folk & Free Folk from Finland is listed at http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/finland.html

JAZZ :

Jazz in Finland at http://www.suomijazz.com/

Jazz in Finland article at http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/pages/mic6f3.htm

Discography for Finnish jazz in the seventies at http://koti.mbnet.fi/~fnote/disco.html

OTHER ORIGINATING MUSIC :

Punk in Finland at http://www.punkinfinland.net/

Finnish Rock Festival pages at http://www.ilosaarirock.fi/2000/

SPECIFIC PROGRESSIVE MUSIC GROUPS :  -(groups in red did get airplay in my radio program)-

AGENESS : symph.neo prog

ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT : Energetic Chamber music Rock.

Reviews and links at http://progressive.homestead.com/FINLAND_GROUPS.html

APOCALYPTICA : three cello's play Metallica, similar and own compositions in a unique way, where classical music becomes progressive metal.

They are listed at the Chamber music rock (RIO) page.

Web-page : http://www.apocalyptica.com/home/

BARKA VALL : Swedish language folk rock with metal electric bass line and beautiful female vocals at http://www.barkavall.com/ has my review and more links at next page.

THE BLAZERS : twist/surf group at http://www.saunalahti.fi/~oystila/raimo/jussi/diskogrf/living_in_europe.html

BLUES SECTION : at http://members.surfeu.fi/mmerilai/wigwam/blues_section/index.htm

CHARLIES : 70's rock band. No web page known.

CIRCLE : minimal or improvised spacy psychedelic music.

Reviews with links are on next page.

CMX : at http://njet.net/cmx/en/biography/

EERO JA JUSSI & THE BOYS : at

http://www.saunalahti.fi/~oystila/raimo/ejb/

ELEKTROVERDE : psych rock off-shout of Circle at http://www.phinnweb.org/circle/ektroverde/ & http://www.ektrorecords.com/

Review at http://www.ektrorecords.com/releases/pingvin.html

FINNFOREST : keyboard based prog and at second release prog Fusion at http://www.lasercd.com/merchant/lasercd/lasersedge.asp#finn and on next link

FIVE FIFTEEN at http://www.novision.fi/fivefifteen/

FLYING GARDENIA alt. prog has my review with links and attached text file at next page.

GJALLARHORN : ethno folk quartet with happy atmosphere at http://www.gjallarhorn.com/

has my review and more links at next page.

GNOMUS : Advanced progressive. Has my reviews on next page

GOURMET music with chamber rock influences. Has my reviews on next page

THE GROUP : at http://www.gepr.net/gr.html#GROUPTHE

HAIKARA : prog at http://www.ektrorecords.com/releases/haikara.html

with biography at http://www.ektrorecords.com/releases/haikara_article.html

Reviews of three items at http://gnosis2000.net/reviews/haikara.htm

I still look for this item

PETRI HAKALA folk fusion musician at http://www.rootsworld.com/reviews/hakala.html

& at next link from Folk Insitute.

HECTOR & OSCAR : West Coast folkpop. No website known.

HEDNINGARNA actually mostly Swedish folkrock band

Web site at http://www.cabal.se/silence/nyhedning/index.html &

http://www.noside.com/text_hedning.html Website with sound at http://www.noside.com/Catalog/CatalogArtist_01.asp?Action=Get&Artist_ID=16

Web site in Spanish http://www.casidetodo.com/hedningarna/)

(PS. check also Garmarna if you like Hedningarna)

HÖYRI KÖNE (= "hammers of the underworld") : VDG symph.prog at next link

Review at http://petit.sebastien.free.fr/hoyrykon.html

HURRIGANES : (60's R&R ?) at http://www.saunalahti.fi/espe64/ and at http://netti.nic.fi/~jyrki.i/ganes/ and at http://www.sci.fi/~tovaska/hurriganes/ and at   http://www.music.helsinki.fi/research/geton/

Discography at http://jata.vampula.net/musiikkisivut/hurriganes/index.htm

PEKKA JOHANNES "ALBERT" JÄRVINEN

JORMAS : 60's pop ? at http://www.kiwi-us.com/~hitomi/finnishbands.htm

LEENA JOUTSENLAHTI (from Niekku)

GUSTAVSON JUKKA (Wigwam, Tasavallan Presidentti) at http://www.gepr.net/gr.html#GUSTAVSONJUKKA

and http://members.surfeu.fi/mmerilai/wigwam/members/jukka.htm

JUSSI BOYS & FRIENDS : http://theband.hiof.no/albums/keha_kaartuu.html ( as being part of 'The Band''s website)

MARIA KALANIEMI : (trad.based but good) folk accordion virtuosi with group Aldargaz. She played also in folk group Niekku, at http://www.hoedown.com/ &

http://www.multikulti.se/rekcd/europe/north/mariak.html

Webpage with sound at http://www.noside.com/Catalog/CatalogArtist_01.asp?Action=Get&Artist_ID=54

KALEVALA : Great heavy psych bluesrock, with some more quiet pieces led by piano too. The best item from 70's Finland I heard so far. Their second item is more boogie blues. Nothing very special. Some information you can find at http://www.gepr.net/ka.html#KALEVALA

KINGSTON WALL : prog

KIRKA & THE CREATURES :

bluesy poprock R&B ? at http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~latvis/yhtyeet/kirka/

MOOG KONTTINEN

MATTIJUHANI KOPONEN : at

http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/early/mattijuhani_koponen.html (see also The Sperm).

KOTAILINEN see at http://www.phinnweb.org/early/early_discog.html

HALKOLA KRIISTINA LP picture at http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/early/love/pic/kristina.jpg

EKKI KURENIEMI see at http://www.phinnweb.org/early/

SUNNA KURKI-SUONIO Singer of Hedningarna

LAIKA AND THE COSMONAUTS : surf music at http://www.laikaandthecosmonauts.com/

LEHISTFAMILY (Circle/grand parents) review at http://www.ektrorecords.com/releases/lehtisalofamily.html

ANNA-KAISA LIEDES (Niekku) : folk

DAVE LINDHOLM at http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~latvis/yhtyeet/lindholm.html

THE LOBSTERS : Hammond organ led acid jazz slightly influenced by 70's Finnish prog 

Review with links : http://progressive.homestead.com/FINLANDGROUPS2.html

MR. MÄLÄSKÄ folk-fusion accordionist. review at next page

RIIKONEN MITTI

MOON FOG PROHPET : psychedelic. No website.

MUITA

MUSKA

NIMBUS prog rock. No web page with information known.

NOVA organ led rock. No web page known.

M.A.NUMMINEN Some info on http://www.phinnweb.org/early/

AHVENLAHTI OLLI

OZONE PLAYER : electronic at at http://www.ozoneplayer.com/ and at http://www.kolumbus.fi/ozoneplayer/Download.html

JIM PEMBROKE : look at Wigwam site at http://members.surfeu.fi/mmerilai/wigwam/

PEKKA POHJOLA : ex-Wigwam fusion artist at http://www.sci.fi/~fuerte/pohjola.htm

& http://www.rockadillo.fi/pekkapohjola/ and at http://www.gepr.net/po.html#POHJOLAPEKKA . Another page (with reviews,..) at http://gnosis2000.net/reviews/pohjola.htm

KIMMO POHJONEN progressive ! accordion player (called "the techno terrorist accordion player"(from former rock band Ismo Alanko Säätiö) at

http://www.rootsworld.com/freereed/jukebox/kimmo.html or http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/finland/kimmo.html &

PRIME MOVER : melodic prog rock at http://www.skivkraft.com/primemover/

HANNU SEPPONEN

SPERM : exp.undergr. group from Mattijuhani Koponen ; look at http://www.phinnweb.org/early/

PEKKA STRENG :

PIIRPAUKE : folk fusion on http://www.rockadillo.fi/piirpauke/

& http://music.sky-sea.net/official/piirpauke/

& Finnish Music centre info

POHJANNAULA : Pop Folk Rock

Websites at http://www.helsinki.fi/~aunesluo/pnaula/ &

http://www.helsinki.fi/~aunesluo/pnaula/bio.htm &

With sound file at http://www.belides.fi/artistit/pohjannaula/

PRUSIKOUKKU Folkrock Pop. If all songs were as strong as these three it would have been great ! They might be great live if I hear the energy in those tracks.

HANNU SAHA folk fusion artist and promotor.

Web pages at http://www.rootsworld.com/reviews/saha.html & http://www.rootster.com/cdroots/finn-saha.html &

SCARAB : symphonic.

HARRI SAKSALA at http://www.manari.fi/ohjelmat/harri_saksala.htm

Contact at harri.saksala@groovefm.fi

SARCOFAGUS : psych. no web site/page known.

SLOBO HORO :

SUOMEN TALVISOTA :

70's underground rock at http://www.phinnweb.com/early/suomen_talvisota/

TABULA RASA

TALLARI : folk (with members of Loituma, Hedningarna) http://www.rootster.com/cdroots/finn-tallari-virtaa.html

TASVALLAN PRESIDENTTI : prog classic

at http://www.gepr.net/ta.html#TASAVALLANPRESIDEN

Some more reviews at http://gnosis2000.net/reviews/tasavallan.htm

JUKKA TOLONEN (guitarist Wigwam, Tasvallan Presidentti) :

Web page at http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~latvis/yhtyeet/tolonen/

SEPPO TYNI : ex-Pekka Pohjola group fusion guitarist

RAULI "BADDING" SOMERJOKI ?at http://jata.vampula.net/musiikkisivut/badding/index.htm

UZVA : composed prog

VÄRTTINA : most popular at first female choir based folk group (in Karelian tradition) then they became a well produced folkrock band

My review of their latest releases you can find on the next review page.

VILDDAS : ethno fusion group with Finnish/English page at www.vilddas.net

English review at http://www.folkworld.de/18/e/cds1.html#vild

My own review you can find at the next new Finnish music review page.

HEIKKI "HAKKA" VIRTANEN (Tasavallan Presidentti ): at the next link.

VELLTO VIRTANEN

PEPE WILBERG (Jormas) : at http://www.saunalahti.fi/~oystila/raimo/pepe/

WIGWAM : most known fusion poprock classic

http://www.gepr.net/w.html#WIGWAM

WIMME : trad. Sami singing combined with electronic sounds

WORLD MANKERI ORCHESTRA :

at http://www.vip.fi/primus/twmo.html

XL: according to them they are a progressive ethnic/jazz/rock/avant-garde fusion group but I consider them as indie pop at http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~latvis/yhtyeet/XL/index.html

ZETABOO : according to them prog fusion group but in my opinion alt.pop (some say ethnic jazz) at http://www.musicfinland.com/zetaboo/

22-PISTEPIRKKO : with sound files at http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/

WHERE CAN I FIND FINNISH MUSIC ?

Finnish CD's & collector at http://www.popangel.fi/ and http://www.stupido.fi/

Finnish "prog"(folk,..) label http://www.fonal.com/fonal.html

or at http://www.fonal.com/sirkkeli.html

Love Music (reissues label) at http://www.lovemusic.fi/

Vinyl from Finland at http://personal.inet.fi/musiikki/timo.paakko/timo.html

Good quality Finnish music (mostly folk) at http://www.digelius.com/finland.htm

with also Sami land music for sale at http://www.digelius.com/sami.htm

Eino label contact at vesa.kaartinen@viesti2.pp.fi

Rockadillo Records http://www.rockadillo.fi/

Wolfgang Records : http://www.wolfgangrecords.com/

Finnish music distr. at http://www.musicfinland.com/index.html

On line Shop with Finnish section at "Uudet suomalaiset cd:t" : www.blackandwhite.fi

Distributor for the US ("North Side") contact at chill@noside.com

VERY SELECTED RECOMMENDATIONS DISCOGRAPHY  (1969 -2001) :

Lakseuma.R. Alamaailman Vasarat :Vasaraasia (2001) ****

Finnlevy Kalevala : People No Names (1972) ****'

Love Records Piirpauke 2 (1976) ***

Love Rec.      Tolonen : Tolonen ! (1971) ***

Love Rec.      Wigwam : Fairyport (1971) ***

Love Rec.      Pekka Pohjola : Pihkasilmä Kaamakorva (1972) **°

These LP's are being played and reviewed in my radio program. Radio Program playlists are linked as text files. Playlist part 1 is new psychedelic music, part 2 is folk music, part 3 is progressive music from the seventies.

If you think

some names or links listed are not appropriate,

or should be listed here too :

please E-mail me

at page 2&3 you can find

some reviews of Finnish Progressive music items

at page 4&5 you can find

some reviews of Finnish Folk music items

at page 6 you find

reviews of experimental folk items

(or you can

go back to the main menu)

page updated 2005-03-13

While in Finland, a huge country with not so many people, but many lakes and lots of nature with still all the natural energies and totem animals there, lots of people are going to travel into that nature more often. This homeland of wolfs, bears, the lynx, dears is so beautiful it  seems that this is the safest and quietest place on earth. In the North of the country the sun comes up and goes down again, but never goes under.

Beautiful architectural buildings can be seen everywhere. Much attention to harmony with nature is expressed in that too.

Some of the shamans came originally from Mongolia. Many things, like even the language, -one of the oldest in the world (,and also one of the most difficult ones, grammatically,) is related with those origins. This language is also related to a huge musical tradition. This ancient language hides magical harmonies. The Kalevala, one of the oldest books, tells stories and songs from old times. Vikings came from Scandinavia with no doubt. The most magical origins of them, of living according to nature's laws can still be found in Finnish sources.

People still like music very much. The Sibelius Academy is extremely important for it. There's mostly tradionally based folk music, fusion and classical music interest. From contempory classical music I can recommend Rautavaara who made extremely good music (which he also combined with some electronica).

Since the seventies a few progressive music groups came to live like Wigwam (one of the first Finnish rock groups to get a contract with Virgin to get internationally known), Kalevala, Tasavallan Presidentti, Piirpauke, Pekka Pohjola, Jukka Tolonen,..to name some important ones (-,most of thosehaveh lots of jazz fusion rock approach-).

From 80's to early 2000 most important Finnish groups contain still have this origin of folk music. Folk became enriched in a very spontaneous way and became a bit more progressive during the last twenty years. Some chamber music was combined here too. The rich vocal music tradition enriched the folk music mostly into more acoustic traditional roots. Most of the music groups have had a very good education in music including classical music and Scandinavian folk. This can be heard clearly. The classical music foundations are completely different in temperament than in Italy for instance, where people have been more often trained in classical music too.

In comparing with other Scandinavian countries Norway in progressive music showed more dark areas in music, Sweden in comparrisment has the richest progressive music tradition, while in Finland the importance of folk, (jazz) fusion and classical tradition took more lead. In Scandinavia all countries experienced freedom longer than in Europe, while not being involved as much in World War. This is an influence which mostly makes their music without to much inner struggle and inconvenience or risk in comparing with progressive music from some other countries.

Here are some of the most important progressive music groups listed with a small description (folk is also included if not traditional, but when with some distance toward it and more attention to  originality). Important links for Finnish music are added too. If you think there are errors or important data missing, please E-mail me. On the second page some reviews of progressive music is being reviewed.

PROGRESSIVE MUSIC IN FINLAND :