2016 in Finnish music explained

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.^[1]
• 10 – The Ojai Music Festival announced the appointment of Esa-Pekka Salonen as its music director for the 2018 season.^[2]
• 27 – The Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 Final will take place on February 27.^[1]

April

• 13 – The Tampere Biennale started (April 13 – 17).^[3]
• 22 – The singer-songwriter Suvi Åkerman, mentored by Tarja Turunen, won the final of season 5 of The Voice of Finland.

July

• 8 - The Baltic Jazz festival started in Dalsbruk (July 8 – 10).^[4]

November

• 3 - Tampere Jazz Happening is opened (November 3–6).^[5]

Album releases

January

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
29	Ghostlights	Avantasia	Nuclear Blast		^[6]
	High Noon	Kalle Kalima	ACT		^[7]

June

Deaths

February

• 4 – Ulf Söderblom (86), Finnish conductor^[9]

May

• 9 – Riki Sorsa (63), Finnish singer ("Reggae OK") (cancer)^[10]
• 14 – Lasse Mårtenson (81), Finnish singer, composer, actor, and theater conductor^[11]

July

• 27 – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer, 87^[12]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Finland's first finalists chosen . Eurovision.tv . 2016-02-13.
2. Ojai Music Festival Announces Future Music Directors Through 75th Festival . Ojai Music Festival . 2016-02-10 . 2016-02-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160216081349/http://www.ojaifestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Ojai-Music-Festival-Announces-Future-Music-Directors-1.pdf . 2016-02-16 .
3. Web site: Tampere Biennale 11.-17.4.2016 . TampereMusicFestivals.fi . 2017-10-23 . 2017-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023120208/https://tamperemusicfestivals.fi/biennale/en . dead .
4. Web site: Baltic Jazz Festival 8.-10.7.2016 . . 2017-01-20.
5. Web site: Tampere Jazz Happening: 03.11.2016 – 06.11.2016 . Festivals.fi . 2016-02-13 . 2016-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160222042040/http://www.festivals.fi/festivaalit/tampere-jazz-happening-2/#.Vr9XufnhDIU . dead .
6. Web site: AVANTASIA - more details on »Ghostlights« revealed! . NuclearBlast.de . 2016-02-14.
7. Web site: Kalle Kalima - High Noon - CD . . 2016-02-13.
8. Web site: Olavi Uusivirta – Olavi . . 2016-11-08.
9. News: Kapellimestari Ulf Söderblom on kuollut . Finnish . Rissanen . Virve . Helsingin Samonat . 2016-02-04 . 2016-02-17.
10. https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000001175667.html Riki Sorsa on kuollut
11. News: Lasse Mårtenson . Dead-People.com . 2016-12-05.
12. http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/finnish-composer-rautavaara-dies-at-87-116072801596_1.html Finnish composer Rautavaara dies at 87