2016 in Finnish music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Finnish music.

Events

February

• 6 – The Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 Semi-finals was initiated February 6. The next two semi-finals is executed February 13 and 20.
• 10 – The Ojai Music Festival announced the appointment of Esa-Pekka Salonen as its music director for the 2018 season.
• 27 – The Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 Final will take place on February 27.

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April

• 13 – The Tampere Biennale started (April 13 – 17).
• 22 – The singer-songwriter Suvi Åkerman, mentored by Tarja Turunen, won the final of season 5 of The Voice of Finland.

May

June

July

• 8 - The Baltic Jazz festival started in Dalsbruk (July 8 – 10).

November

• 3 - Tampere Jazz Happening is opened (November 3–6).

Album releases

January

February

June

Deaths

February

• 4 – Ulf Söderblom (86), Finnish conductor

May

• 9 – Riki Sorsa (63), Finnish singer ("Reggae OK") (cancer)
• 14 – Lasse MÃ¥rtenson (81), Finnish singer, composer, actor, and theater conductor

July

• 27 – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer, 87

See also

• Music of Finland
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

References