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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.
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.
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.
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's spring programme 2026 delivers a rich serving of top jazz in Tampere.
The winners will be celebrated in a gala event on 5 February at Tiivistämö in Helsinki.
50-vuotisjuhlavuottaan viettävä UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra ja Urheilugaala ovat solmineet kaksivuotisen yhteistyösopimuksen. UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra toimii Urheilugaalan virallisena yhteistyökumppanina ja gaalaorkesterina vuodet 2026 ja 2027.
