Flame Jazz Cruise XXVII brings a mini festival onto the Baltic Sea this weekend
The popular Flame Jazz Cruise brings an exhilarating festival atmosphere to the Viking Grace on the last weekend of January.
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Jazz in Finland 100 Celebrates One Hundred Years of Finnish Jazz
Today, Finnish jazz is more diverse and richer than ever before, and its creators rank among the international top tier. The Jazz in Finland 100 anniversary year, celebrated in 2026, highlights Finnish jazz as well as its societal significance and its wide-ranging influence on Finnish popular culture over the past hundred years. Throughout the anniversary year, performances across Finland will both honor jazz’s history and look boldly toward the future.
In the Spirit of Jazz in Finland 100
In the first Jazzkynä article of the Jazz in Finland 100 anniversary year, music journalist Matti Laipio takes the reader on a hundred-year journey through Finnish jazz. The story begins in 1926 and moves through the wartime years, the formation of institutional structures, and on to the present day. At the same time, the article offers a preview of the themes of the Jazz in Finland 100 website, which will be launched on 4 June.
Sello Hall celebrates 100 years of jazz in Finland this year
In 2026 it will be 100 years since jazz music landed in Finland and brought new influences to popular music and culture. Sello Hall celebrates the anniversary with a programme full of contemporary top names and rising stars in jazz.
Funky Awards 2025 voting is open until the end of January
The Funky Awards returns to pick out the top artists, albums, songs, music videos and radio shows from the past year and searches for the best of the best through public and jury voting.
Turku's jazz year 2026 kicks off Friday 9 January - spring programme announced
Jazz City Turun kevätkausi 2026 tarjoaa monipuolisen kattauksen jazzia ja rytmimusiikkia tammikuusta toukokuuhun. Ohjelmassa yhdistyvät Flame Jazzin klubikonsertit, koko kaupungin maaliskuussa valtaava Turku Jazz Festival sekä Turku Jazz Orchestran suurimuotoiset tuotannot. Kevään aikana kuullaan kansainvälisiä huippuartisteja sekä kotimaisen jazzkentän ajankohtaisimpia nimiä ja suunnataan tuttuun tapaan myös jazzristeilylle.
Mathias Sandberg Trio on massive 50 date tour in Finland and Europe
Mathias Sandberg Trio, one the hardest touring bands in Finland, embarks on a massive 50 date tour through Finland, Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Finnish jazz.
First performers announced for Pori Jazz 2026 main concerts
The 59th international Pori Jazz festival, to be held July 10–18, 2026, will once again offer a diverse range of musical experiences. The festival’s main concerts will be held at the Kirjurinluoto Concert Park from Thursday, July 16, to Saturday, July 18, and, as usual, international stars and Finnish favorites will take to the stage.
Linda Fredriksson, Mikko Innanen and other top names in Finnish jazz – the third programme release of the Oulu Music Festival celebrates Jazz Finland 100!
The third major programme release of the Oulu Music Festival continues the Jazz Finland 100 theme launched by the Opening Concert with four additional jazz concerts. Alongside the celebration of 100 years of Finnish jazz, the programme also offers a folk-music time journey from the roots of the kantele tradition to a future coloured by robotic kanteles.
Eclipse Jazz Club reinvents itself and announces programme for spring 2026
Eclipse Jazz Club's spring programme 2026 delivers a rich serving of top jazz in Tampere.