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Safe at Every Stage – guidance for creating a safe music industry for all published

2.6.2022 | news

The Finnish music industry has developed Safe at Every Stage - Creating a music industry that’s safe for all guidance to eradicate harassment, discrimination and inappropriate treatment from the industry. The guidelines have been prepared jointly by Finnish Musicians’ Union, Finnish Music Creators, Music Finland, Finnish Live Entertainment Agency Association (SOA), Association of Finnish Symphony Orchestras, Finnish Music Publishers Association, IFPI Finland, Society of Finnish Composers, LiveFIN, Teosto Music Copyright Association and. Finnish National Opera and Ballet

The 2nd Saimaa Jazz Festival in Savonlinna to be held over nine days

31.5.2022 | news

Saimaa Jazz Festival, which is being held for the second time, will bring a total of more than 10 bands to the Savonlinna Cultural Cellar to perform from 2 to 10 July 2022. Five of the concert days culminate in jams open to the public. Branden Lewis (USA) will be the festival's international headliner.

Jazz Finland hosts an online coffee break on June 7, at noon–2 pm

28.5.2022 | news

Jazz Finland calls all jazz professionals to join an online discussion "Jazzkahvit" on June 7 at 12–14.00. The topic of the forum is climate action on live jazz industry. The event is hosted in Finnish, but there will be an English summary available after the event.  

Iisalmi Jazz Festival to be held for the third time July 27–August 3, 2022

5.5.2022 | news

Iisalmi has become an important concert city for Finnish jazz musicians. Local concert goers as well as business partners have contributed greatly to this with their excited attitude towards new music and events that enliven the area. Iisalmi Jazz Festival will now be held for the third time from July 27 to August 3, 2022 - this time in the summer.