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2016 in Finnish music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Finnish music.
(Go to LAST YEAR or NEX YEAR in Finnish music.)

Contents

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 announces 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.

    • July

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

    • November

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

    • January

  • 29
  • High Noon by guitarist Kalle Kalima (ACT Music).
  • Ghostlights by Finnish music project Avantasia.

    • February

  • 12 – Olavi by Olavi Uusivirta.

    • June

  • 3 – The Brightest Void by Tarja Turunen

    • Deaths

    February
  • 4 – Ulf Söderblom (86), Finnish conductor
    • May
  • 9 – Riki Sorsa (63), Finnish singer ("Reggae OK") (cancer)
  • 14 – Lasse Mårtenson (81), Finnish singer, composer, actor, and theater conductor
    • July
  • 27 – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer, 87

    • References

    2016 in Finnish music Wikipedia
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