Games

The pandemic’s dark cloud may have offered the music industry a silver lining, forcing it to take a technological jump forward. Fans are ready to move on from streaming concerts – so what are the next big leaps for music and future tech?

Folk music and video game music are poles apart – or are they? Composer and sound designer Anni Tolvanen and Jimmy Träskelin, creator of the Pelimanni 8bit game, talk about the encounters between pelimanni players and the world of pixels.

These are golden years for the Finnish games industry. While mobile games by Supercell and others break records, console and computer game developers create increasingly ambitious works. The success of these games opens up new opportunities for Finnish music-makers.