Paul Elias

Finnish pop (often called Suomipop) is mainstream popular music created by Finnish artists, typically sung in Finnish and tailored to local sensibilities and radio formats.

Iskelmä is the Finnish counterpart to continental European schlager: a melody-forward, lyrically clear style of popular song designed for easy listening and social dancing.

Finlandssvenska musik refers to music made in Swedish by the Swedish‑speaking minority of Finland (the Finland‑Swedes). It spans traditional coastal and archipelago folk songs and fiddling, the Nordic schlager/dansband current that flourished after World War II, and contemporary pop, rock, indie…