2017 in Finnish music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2017 in Finnish music .

Events

January

• 18 – Esa-Pekka Salonen announced that he has withdrawn as music director of the Ojai Music Festival for 2018 because of his composition schedule, and will be replaced by Patricia Kopatchinskaja, ahead of her originally scheduled season in 2020. ^[1]
• 28 – At the annual Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, Norma John was selected to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest. ^[2]

February

• 2 – The Music Nova Helsinki started (February 2 – 12). ^[3]

March

• 9 – Esa-Pekka Salonen's Cello Concerto is premièred by Yo-Yo Ma and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. ^[4]

April

• 26 – The 31st April Jazz Espoo start (April 26 – 30). ^[5]

May

• 9 – The soprano Karita Mattila wins the Singer's award at the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Awards 2017. ^[6]
• 18 - Gita Kadambi is appointed general director of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet announces the appointment of as its next general director, effective January 2018. Kadambi will stand down from her post as general manager of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. ^[7]

June

• 14 – The band HIM open their Farewell Tour in Barcelona. ^[8]
• 30 – The 20th Tuska Festival started (June 30 – July 2). ^[9]

July

• 7
  • The Baltic Jazz festival started in Dalsbruk (July 7 – 9). ^[10]
  • The Ruisrock festival started at the Ruissalo island, Åbo (July 7 – 9). ^[11]
• 8 – The 52nd Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori (July 8 – 16). ^[12]
• 10 – The 50th Kaustinen Folk Music Festival started (July 10 – 16). ^[13]

August

• 1 – Finnish-born Tuomas Hiltunen took over as general director of Fort Worth Opera. ^[14]
• 8 – The Rauma Festivo Music Festival started (August 8–12). ^[15]
• 17 – The Turku Jazz Festival started in Åbo (August 17 – 20). ^[16]

September

• 11 – Our Festival (Meidän Festivaali in Finnish) started by the Lake Tuusula (September 11–17). ^[17]

October

• 22 – The band Brother Firetribe appeared at the Rockingham Festival in the UK. ^[18]

November

• 1 – Susanna Mälkki awarded the music prize by Nordisk Råd. ^[19]
• 2 – The Tampere Jazz Happening start (November 2–5). ^[20]

Album released

February

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
24	Helluva	Trollfest	Napalm Records		[21]

March

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
10	Hulluuden Highway	Haloo Helsinki!	Sony Music		[22]

April

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
28	Fanatiko	Barathrum	Saturnal Records		[23]

June

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
23	Helsinki Vampire	Jyrki 69	Poko Rekords		[24]

August

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
25	Live at Masters of Rock	Korpiklaani	Nuclear Blast	Live album	[25]

October

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
27	Good Stuff	Iiro Rantala & Ulf Wakenius	ACT	Produced by Siggi Loch	[26]

Deaths

March

• 9 - Barbara Helsingius, 79, Finnish singer, poet and Olympic fencer ^[27]

April

• 12 - Mika Vainio, 53, Finnish electronic and experimental musician (Pan Sonic) ^[28]

May

• 1 - Erkki Kurenniemi, 75, Finnish musician ^[29]

October

• 22 - Emu Lehtinen, 70, Finnish record dealer (leukemia) ^[30]

November

• 7 - Pentti Glan, 71, Finnish-Canadian drummer (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed) ^[31]

See also

• Music of Finland
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

References

1. "Ojai Festival Updates Future Music Directors: Patricia Kopatchinskaja to be Music Director in 2018" (Press release). Ojai Music Festival. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-28.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "UMK17 – kohti uutta ja isompaa Uuden Musiikin Kilpailua".
3. "Music Nova Helsinki 2017". VisitHelsinki.fi. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
4. Mermelstein, David (2017-03-10). "Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yo-Yo Ma in Chicago: The two paired with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Mr. Salonen's Cello Concerto". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 2017-10-22.
5. "31st April Jazz Espoo 26.-30.4.2017". Europejazz.net. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
6. Wright, Katy (2017-05-09). "Winners of RPS Music Awards 2017 revealed". Rhinegold Publishing. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
7. "Gita Kadambi appointed as the General Director of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet" (Press release). Finnish National Opera and Ballet. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
8. "HIM actuará el 16 de junio en Escenario Santander en una de sus tres fechas en España". 20 Minutos. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
9. "20th Festival 30.6.-2.7. 2017". Tuska Open Air Metal Festival. Archived from the original on 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
10. "Baltic Jazz, Taalintehdas 7 July 2017 - 9 July 2017". Festivals.fi. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
11. "Ruisrock Ruissalo, Turku 7.-9.7. 2017". Ruisrock . Retrieved 2017-10-23.
12. "Pori Jazz 2017". Pori Jazz . Retrieved 2017-01-12.
13. "50th Kaustinen Folk Music Festival 10.-16-.7. 2017". Kaustinen Folk Music Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
14. Mark Lowry (13 July 2017). "Fort Worth Opera names not one, but two new directors". dfw.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
15. "Rauma Festivo 2017". RaumaFestivo. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
16. "Turku Jazz Festival 17.-20.08. 2017". Tiketti.fi. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
17. "Our Festival - Programme 2017". Ourfestival.fi. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
18. "Rockingham 2017 Lineup". RockinghamLive.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
19. "Vinnare av Nordiska rådets musikpris 2017" (in Swedish). Norden.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
20. "Tampere Jazz Happening 2 November 2017 - 5 November 2017". Festivals.fi. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
21. "Trollfest - Helluva Album Artwork, Tracklisting Revealed". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
22. "Suomen virallinen lista - Albumit 11/2017" (in Finnish). IFPi.fi. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
23. "An NCS Premiere: Barathrum — "On the Dark River Bank"". Nocleansinging.com. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
24. "THE 69 EYES Frontman JYRKI 69 To Release 'Helsinki Vampire' Solo Album". Blabbermouth.net. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
25. "KORPIKLAANI Release First Digital Single From Live At Masters Of Rock". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
26. "Iiro Rantala: Good Stuff". ACT Music . Retrieved 2017-09-05.
27. Laulaja Barbara Helsingius on kuollut (in Finnish)
28. Pan Sonic founder and noise icon Mika Vainio has died aged 53
29. Elektronisen musiikin uranuurtaja Erkki Kurenniemi on kuollut (in Finnish)
30. Ilkka ”Emu” Lehtinen 1947–2017 (in Finnish)
31. "Pentti 'Whitey' Glan, drummer for Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, dies". Archived from the original on 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2017-11-10.