The Call of Folk Music

The Finnish Folk Music Association welcomes all singers, dancers, players and friends of folk music across the country. Hear the call and join in!

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Suomen Kansanmusiikkiliitto

Suomen Kansanmusiikkiliitto (the Finnish Folk Music Association) is the organisation of folk music enthusiasts, professionals and friends, active in Finland since 1968. Regional activities are run by 22 member associations around Finland. The association organises events and training and develops the folk music field through projects, working with the whole folk music scene in Finland and abroad.

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Kansanmusiikki magazine reader survey 2026

Welcome to answer the 2026 reader survey of Kansanmusiikki, the member magazine of Suomen Kansanmusiikkiliitto. All feedback is gratefully received, and you can also send feedback later to the magazine's publisher at the association office. Everyone who leaves their contact details takes part in a draw for a record of their choice from the selection of the Suomen Kansanmusiikkiliitto online shop. You can answer until Midsummer. Remember to submit the form at the end. Click here to answer the reader survey. Thank you in advance for all …

Jukka Hannula named oltermanni of the Lapland region

Music teacher, accordionist and composer Jukka Hannula (b. 1975), born in Kalajoki and living in Sodankylä, was named oltermanni of the Lapland region on 9 May 2026 in recognition of his long work in folk music and folk dance. Hannula is known especially as an expert on the traditional regions of Finnish folk music and as a keeper of Lapland's folk musician tradition. He has composed music for folk dance groups, stage works and various ensembles, and has worked widely with the dance field. As a teacher Hannula has been an important figure among children …

Folk music composition competition 2026 decided

Early this year Suomen Kansanmusiikkiliitto held its traditional composition competition, this time aimed at children and young people. A gratifying number of new compositions came in from around the country, 27 works in all. A jury of music professionals had the pleasant task of going through all the works during April and proposing a top three in each age group's competition class. The jury also wants to recognise one work with an honourable mention. Each of the seven awarded …

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