News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
The “retro futuristic pocket orchestra” Abysskiss arrives from France on 10 March for a 10-concert tour around Finland and continues in the Baltics from 21 to 28 March with two concerts in Estonia and four in Latvia. The tour is part of the Francophony month.
The Finnish Jazz Federation is launching the Jazz for Kids concert series in collaboration with Helsinki’s cultural centres as part of the Jazz in Finland 100 anniversary year. The initiative aims in particular to increase children’s opportunities to engage with jazz culture across Helsinki, while also developing musicians’ audience engagement skills. The programme is supported by the City of Helsinki.
Case Kämäräinen is on tour in Finland, March 23–28.
In celebration of the Jazz in Finland 100 anniversary year, the Finnish Jazz Federation is organizing a series of jazz-related discussions in collaboration with the University of the Arts Helsinki and the University of Helsinki. The first discussions will be held in cooperation with the Savoy JAZZFest on March 5–6 at the Savoy Theatre in Helsinki. On Thursday, March 5, the discussion will explore how jazz lives on, evolves, and is reflected in the work of today’s artists. On Friday, March 6, the focus shifts to the history of Finnish jazz and the broader significance of jazz in our popular culture and society.
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 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.
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.
The popular Flame Jazz Cruise brings an exhilarating festival atmosphere to the Viking Grace on the last weekend 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.
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.
