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Tapio Liinoja and Olli Ahvenlahti's join tour, Tapsa ja Olli 145 vuotta, will travel over Finland in Autumn 2025. The tour gets a headstart in August at the Tampere Theatre Festival.
The annual Jazz-Espa festival will take place in Helsinki’s Esplanade Park from July 28 to August 2, 2025. The free concerts will feature fifteen of Finland’s most exciting contemporary jazz ensembles, including Maja Mannila Trio, Iro Haarla Ouranos Ensemble, Aurora Hentunen Quintet, Roope Kantonen 3 and Kalima–Lötjönen–Ounaskari. The opening day’s panel discussion takes a look ahead to next year’s Jazz in Finland 100 anniversary celebrations. Jazz-Espa’s Children’s Saturday will entertain the whole family with performances by Jazzkamelit and Django Collective Helsinki.
The application to Finnish Jazz Federation tours for spring 2026 opens at 11.00 AM on May 22, 2025 and closes at 4.00 PM on June 11, 2025. Application instructions can be found in this article as well as on the electronic application form.
Pori Jazz, in cooperation with Satakunnan Osuuskauppa, is offering a free concert at Lokkilava on Wednesday 16 July at 18:00 with the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra feat. Paleface & Adele Sauros.
Finland's oldest rhythm music association Hämeenlinnan Soitannollinen Kerho ry celebrates its 80th anniversary by organizing a composition competition for young musicians under 30 years of age.
The Odysseus Festival, dedicated to adventurous music, will take place next summer as a two-day event at Helsinki’s Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo on July 18–19. Tickets are on sale via Tiketti.
Jazz guitarist and composer Mathias Sandberg is one of the hardest working musicians in the country. He plays a hundred concerts a year and has toured both Europe and the United States. This summer Sandberg embarks on a 40 date tour in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with his trio and the new Freedom Music project.
The Jazzpatio will be held at Jumpru pub's terrace on Tuesdays 17 June–5 August as well as on the Night of the Arts Thursday 14 August from 21:00 onwards. Entrace is free, age limit 20 years.
Vantaa Orchestra presents a diverse and influential autumn programme. One of the most interesting concerts of the season is Solovey, in which Saimaa, Yona and Vantaa Orchestra honor Ukrainian culture.
Kalmari Quartet makes its debut with a 4-concert tour in May 13–17 in Tampere, Turku, Helsinki and Outokumpu. In addition to the quartet Antti Lötjönen and Kalle Kalima will perform as a duo in Tampere, Helsinki and Outokumpu.
