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Finnish Music Primer! OR "Finland Isn't Scandinavian" Thus Subtitled "Blow Me"

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so we continue. IF YOU STARE INTO THE ABYSS, it will become you! so watch out.  I want to go here. Finnish music isn't really my bag because a lot of the time they don't even bother singing in English and I'm fickle like that. also, a lot of it is metal (see Al and AWM). But I love Finland because it has been OK to me. Sweden has been all right to me, too, but it's been a hard love affair. Moldova, however, sucks.  So what to say about Finnish music? Well, Husky Rescue was the first Finnish band I ever listened to and liked. A very relaxing little band. I haven't listened to them much lately, but take a listen: There is also Scandinavian Music Group. Hurr:   DON'T ASK ME ABOUT THAT TITLE. I DON'T KNOW. also, why do Finns love the Sounds so much? O_o I mean, all their similar artists on last.fm are indeed Finnish. whatever. let's keep rolling rolling rolling like I'm Fred Durst and you're Wes Borland and it's 1999. yeah! ...

Interview with MeNaiset

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Over the summer I made this song “above” a UC song of the day. It comes from the Finnish vocal artists “MeNaiset,” who are becoming one of the groups I appreciate the most and listen to the most often. My name is Nader Boulberhane, and as a major fan of this female commanded vocal ensemble, it is fair for me to say that it was an honor to ask some questions with Maari Kallberg from MeNaiset. NB: When I share your music, people ask me "what genre is this?"....I have told them "Folk Music." I'd like to ask you. What is the exact genre of your music? Maari Kallberg: The genre is folk music, in Finland we call it also contemporary folk music. Our music is traditional, they are also all our own compositions, which are based on tradition and improvisation. There is a short article in the web site of Fimic (Finnish Music Information Centre) about contemporary or new folk music. Click Here for FIMIC I put here also the link to the doctoral dissertation which has mad...

Helsinki Is the World's Design Capital in 2012

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Yeah I know Finland isn't REALLY Scandinavian  happy Finns! a rarity but who cares! This is one of the reasons the NYT gave them the #2 spot on the "Places To See in 2012 Or Whatever" in 2012. check out what you are missing hurr . Thanks AG! SUOMI