2016 in Finnish music

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

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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]

February

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
12	Olavi	Olavi Uusivirta	(Johanna Kustannus)		[8]

June

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
3	The Brightest Void	Tarja Turunen	Ear Music		[8]

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

References

1. "Finland's first finalists chosen". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
2. "Ojai Music Festival Announces Future Music Directors Through 75th Festival" (PDF) (Press release). Ojai Music Festival. 2016-02-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
3. "Tampere Biennale 11.-17.4.2016". TampereMusicFestivals.fi. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
4. "Baltic Jazz Festival 8.-10.7.2016". Baltic Jazz. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
5. "Tampere Jazz Happening: 03.11.2016 – 06.11.2016". Festivals.fi. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
6. "AVANTASIA - more details on »Ghostlights« revealed!". NuclearBlast.de. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
7. "Kalle Kalima - High Noon - CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
8. "Olavi Uusivirta – Olavi". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
9. Rissanen, Virve (2016-02-04). "Kapellimestari Ulf Söderblom on kuollut". Helsingin Samonat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-02-17.
10. Riki Sorsa on kuollut (in Finnish)
11. "Lasse Mårtenson". Dead-People.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
12. Finnish composer Rautavaara dies at 87