News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
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. Circle curates its own Interventio concept night on Saturday. On Friday, Vintti is taken over by Circus/Citadel communal music concept designed in collaboration with Antti Lötjönen.
The traditional Baltic Jazz festival takes over Taalintehdas this weekend July 4–6, 2025.
SaltFest will be held for the third time this year.
The 58th International Pori Jazz Festival kicks off on Friday 11 July and, as usual, there will be a varied programme of free concerts.
G Livelab Tampere announces new concerts for the autumn season. The programme features among else the popular Pink Floyd tribute Pulse, progressive rock legend Tabula Rasa, ANI, jazz star Iiro Rantala’s new trio and vocalist favorites Maria Ylipää and Irina.
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.
