Finland is currently being swept by the third wave of death metal – with even the most tradition‑minded bands made up of musicians barely in their twenties. GramexPress asked Cryptic Hatred, Azatoth, Malformed and Whisper why death metal has become the leading genre of youth‑driven metal in this decade.

Rap music already caught Spekti’s interest during his upper secondary school years. After completing his military service, the Finnish rap group Trilogia was formed. Spekti first heard about Gramex when Trilogia collaborated with another Finnish rap group, Fintelligens.

IMPALA's 2026 100 Artists to Watch list showcases Europe's most promising future stars of independent labels. From Finland, Louna0nline, OLGA, Pearly Drops and Us made the list.

For Harri Kuusijärvi, making art is the noblest and the best thing he knows. It is reaching toward goodness, which is otherwise hard to find.

This year marks 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year 2026 is therefore a historic anniversary for Finnish jazz: the Jazz Finland 100 celebration year. The arrival of jazz had a significant impact on the development of Finnish popular music and culture.

The gender distribution in the Finnish music industry is still changing very slowly. The proportion of women among music creators, performers and producers only grows in small increments from year to year. However, the distributions paid to women are increasing more than the proportion of women. Although the differences are still large, both Teosto’s and Gramex’s statistics show that women’s visibility and earnings in the Finnish music industry are increasing.

The artist Vahtera, who is currently working on her third album, believes that the joy of making music stays alive when you are surrounded by good people.

The nominees for the 2026 Teosto Prize were announced on Tuesday, 10 February 2026 at Musiikin Satama in Espoo. Seven Finnish compositions are in the running for the award, selected from domestic works that were published or premiered during the previous year.

The 2026 Grammy Awards highlighted Finnish music creators on several fronts. Six Finnish music makers were nominated, and producer Jonas W. Karlsson went on to win an award.

IndieCo ry, recognised the most successful achievements of 2025 at the Indie Awards 2026. The awards were presented at an invitation-only event held at Tiivistämö in Helsinki on Thursday evening, 5 February 2026.