Christmas is here again, and given I haven’t posted anything for most of 2015 (alas….), it seems like a good time to put up a few Christmas Songs from Finland. Most traditional Christmas Songs from Finland are quite melancholy – upbeat Christmas Songs seem to be rare in Finland. But … Continue reading
Seventy to eighty years ago the majority of Finns were still living in rural communities and in general only had six years of school education. Most Finns spoke only Finnish and listened to Finnish-language songs. As a result, popular music was generally in Finnish and foreign hit songs were often … Continue reading
Irina Saari (née Lahtinen, born on 10 May 1975 in Kauhajoki), better known by her stage name Irina, is a Finnish pop and suomirock singer with a number of best-selling albums. She currently lives in Heinola. Irina was in the music business for about a decade before her first album (which … Continue reading
Skädäm is a Finnish rock-band founded in Kauhajoki in 1984. In 1985 Skädäm won Finland’s Rock-Kuningas (King of Rock) competition. Skädäm’s best-known song is “Katujen kuningatar” (Queen of the Streets, a song which has been covered by any number of other singers). Another of there better known tracks was the title song of their one and only album from 1986, “Mustat … Continue reading
Korsuorkesteri – Finnish songs from the War Years Korsuorkesteri is a Finnish band that plays 1950s and 1960s dance music as well as the war-time songs of World War 2, performing about 170 gigs a year. The band’s most recent efforts are the popular Korsuhartaus church concerts. Korsuorkesteri was founded in February 1990 when Pepe Kovanen arranged a special dance program … Continue reading
Georg Malmstén Finnish singer Georg Malmstén was born in Helsinki in June 1902. He would go on to become a popular entertainer in Finland and arguably one of the most important influences on Finnish popular music in the 1930’s and 1940’s. As well as singing, he composed music for film, … Continue reading
Arto Sotavalta Arto Sotavalta (his full name was Arto Arvo Juhani Sotavalta, 7 January 1950, Helsinki, Finland – March 6, 1990) was a Finnish pop singer who had a number of hits and was popular in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Arto Sotavalta formed his first band, “The Rattle Sound Five”, in 1964 when he was 14. He was … Continue reading
