News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra will continue its 50th anniversary year in the spring season 2026. For half a century, UMO has been synonymous with achievements and mastery of jazz. Almost the entire spring season program, with the exception of a few concerts to be published later, is now on sale.
The 44th international Tampere Jazz Happening will be held from 30 October to 2 November 2025.
The twelth We Jazz festival is organized in Helsinki November 20–29. The first performers have been announced, including guitarist legend Bill Frisell who makes his first performance at the festival, spoken word vocalist aja monet and the mystical London ensemble Ill Considered. Tickets are available now via Tiketti.
Herttoniemi Jazzfest, October 3–5, 2025 began as a birthday celebration and has grown into a festival for the whole neighborhood.
The joint production tour of the Finnish Jazz Federation and the Vapaat äänet agency brings together violist Séverine Morfin’s ensemble Mad Maple and the duo of vocalist Selma Savolainen and bassist Eero Tikkanen. Some of the tour concerts are part of the Better Live project, which focuses on developing more ecologically and socially sustainable touring in Europe.
SaloJazz is a cozy and high-level series of concerts consisting of the SaloJazz Festival at the end of September and the year-round SaloJazz Live concert series.
Åland Sea Jazz celebrates its fifth anniversary by bringing top jazz names from the Nordic countries and the USA to Åland. For three days, Mariehamn will be filled with high-quality music, a warm community spirit, and a unique seaside atmosphere.
The festival offers i. a. silent film screenings accompanied by jazz music, 5 world premieres.
The year 2026 marks the centennial of jazz’s symbolic arrival in Finland aboard the ship Andania. It will be a historic jubilee for Finnish jazz: the Jazz in Finland 100 Anniversary Year. The arrival of jazz had a significant impact on the development of Finnish popular music and culture.
Suomen PerinneJazz ry (SPJ) on myöntänyt Louis Armstrong -palkinnon oululaiselle klarinetisti Kenneth Sjöwallille. Palkinto ja kunniakirja luovutettiin hänelle Crusell -viikon jazzkonsertissa 28.7. Uudessakaupungissa.
