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On her most powerful album yet, Päivi Hirvonen sings about the damage we’re doing to our planet. Simon Broughton talks to her to learn more.

Three is a magic number for balancing improvisational agility and compositional sturdiness, as shown on three recent jazz-inflected trio albums.

Accordions and gramophones can unlock long-lost memories. And familiar songs can help restore speech and bring moments of lucidity to those facing neurological disorders, whether in clinical music therapy or casual singalongs.

Balancing the challenges of leading and participating in several projects, Adele Sauros embraces the diversity of the Finnish jazz scene and values musical collaboration.

DMus Sakari Ylivuori will now take on the role of editor-in-chief.

The Helsinki Flamenco Bienal festival is the latest blossoming of Finland’s passion for flamenco, which dates back to the 1960s. The Spanish style continues to inspire original cross-genre work by Finnish artists in its three main areas: guitar, vocals and dance.

‍Finland’s rich choral tradition continues to thrive in diverse forms. While choir albums are recorded less frequently than in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Finnish vocal music still garners international recognition – even earning Grammy Awards. This playlist presents recordings released since 2020.

Composer Mikko Sidoroff has been involved with choral music for the Orthodox Church for more than two decades. Can traditional sacred music be updated – and how? In this article, Sidoroff discusses the theological foundation for writing music and describes means by which the tradition can be enriched with new nuances.

"There is something profoundly human about the act of singing together. When voices, each carrying their own texture and timbre, come together, they form something greater than the sum of their parts," writes editor-in-chief Lasse Lehtonen.