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"Out of experiment and splintered ideas has developed a powerful new mode of musical expression commanding its own set of rules – even though now here are these rules written down. The tradition has already started to nourish itself. Now we are entitled to speak of the birth of a genre," writes Risto Nieminen in his article on radiophony in Finland that was first published in 1991.

"The musical profiling of the scenes is intense and accurate, and the music traces an arc of wonderful tension and emotional impact over the entire drama. As a result, Anna Liisa comes across as one of the most significant Finnish operas of all time."

"It is a well-known fact that music was made and performed in great quantities in Finland during the 17th and 18th centuries. Nevertheless, Baroque music from Finland is today rarely performed or even talked about."

Heinz-Juhani Hofmann has attracted attention with vocal works addressing troublesome subjects. His no-holds-barred naturalism relishes contrasts and extremities.

"This time I’m especially impressed by the slow and lyrical tangos, although sometimes I fear the danceable side of the tango starts to get lost."

Singing with the voice of old men and playing the jouhikko, an ancient bowed lyre, Pekko Käppi is hot stuff in Finland and abroad with his band. The archaic boogie performed by K:H:H:L seems to resonate with an incredible variety of audiences. Käppi is on the front line in the resurrection of one of Finland’s oldest instruments.

Prostitutes and jugglers, silent film and poetry. Composer Lotta Wennäkoski boldly tackles social subjects and explores territory between art genres.

Before the great October Revolution in 1917, the cultural contacts between Helsinki and St. Petersburg were amazingly strong and lively. St. Petersburg was the political and, above all, cultural capital of the Russian Empire, to which Finland also belonged.

"Crime jazz or soundtrack sounds? Yes, but in addition to allusions of the ’60s there are other things to chew on in Jimi Tenor and UMO Jazz Orchestra’s collective effort."