rap

"I enjoy the world haapoja & illmari kollektiivi create, where a folk music mood coexists with rap aesthetics and a soundscape vibe. Folk music is in the air, and the sound is so earthy you can practically hear the soil under the fingernails."

"​Though they have only been around for three years, the quartet Suistamon Sähkö have grown into quite a phenomenon."

As trends wax and wane, street dance is becoming globally more prominent with each cycle. In Finland, it’s at the height of its popularity and making inroads into uncharted territory, both artistically and socially.

Rap music has managed to conquer the world by being simultaneously both extremely local and quite universal. People use it to express themselves in a variety of languages and in places ranging from the Bronx to Gaza and Helsinki to Inari.