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In honor of the Jazz in Finland 100 anniversary year, a major Finnish jazz showcase event aimed at an international professional audience will be held in Finland. Organized in April in connection with the April Jazz Festival, the event will present up to ten current bands and artists selected by a professional jury.
April 30 marks the celebration of UNESCO’s International Jazz Day. In addition to highlighting jazz’s intrinsic artistic value, the day promotes messages of peace, intercultural collaboration and respect for human dignity and human rights. The Finnish Jazz Federation is organizing a week-and-a-half-long Jazz Day campaign, led this year by artists Emilia Sisco and Juhani “Junnu” Aaltonen.
Celebrate 40 years of April Jazz! From April 15–25, 2026, Espoo and Helsinki will host international headliners, Finnish jazz icons, and exclusive premieres.
The Baltic Jazz 2026 festival programme has now been released, and tickets are available via Tiketti.
Held for the sixth time, Turku Sea Jazz is expanding this summer to Ruissalo Shipyard at the turn of July and August. The evening concert programme in Ruissalo features American pianist Joey Calderazzo, acclaimed British saxophonist Camilla George, and two of the hottest names on the Finnish jazz scene: Selma Savolainen and Maja Mannila. Taking place on 29 July–1 August 2026, Turku Sea Jazz begins at Cathedral Park Terrace and on the island of Seili. As always, concerts will also be held daily in the maritime quarter of Forum Marinum and aboard museum ships. The full festival programme will be announced at the end of April.
Oulu Music Festival organizes an open call for the summer 2026 Jazzpatio. The application period is open until 19 April, 2026.
Known as the leading name in Finnish Jazz Manouche, Django Collective Helsinki has returned to Juttutupa with their signature club residency!
The Emma Gala was organized for the 43rd time.
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.
