What type of music do Finnish people listen to?

Contemporary popular music includes a renowned heavy metal scene like other Nordic countries, as well as a number of prominent rock and pop bands, jazz musicians, hip hop performers and makers of dance music. There is also a Schlager scene with bandstand dancing where the local variety of tango is also popular.

Do all Finnish people listen to metal?

Although not every Finn is a hardcore metal fan, the prominence of this form of music in this North European country is indisputable. The widespread acceptance of metal in the Finnish society has helped it emerge as a key component of Finnishness over the years.

Is metal music popular in Finland?

Finland is renowned for its heavy metal exports well beyond Eurovision: Nightwish, HIM, Insomnium, Children of Bodom, Amorphis and many other Finnish artists are cherished by metal communities around the globe.

What does a kantele look like?

The Finnish kantele is basically a triangular shaped sound box with strings running across the top of the instrument. When the strings – usually tuned to a diatonic scale – are plucked, a kantele will produce ringing bell-like tones.

How big is metal in Finland?

Finland leads the list of countries by far with 53.2 heavy metal bands per 100,000 residents.

Is Goth mainstream in Finland?

Goths and their many subcultures are still incredibly niche and often misunderstood throughout most of the world. But in the far north of Scandinavia, and especially in Finland, they are almost poplar enough to be considered part of the mainstream.

What does a kantele sound like?

bell-like
The kantele has a distinctive bell-like sound. The Finnish kantele generally has a diatonic tuning, though small kanteles with between 5 and 15 strings are often tuned to a gapped mode, missing a seventh and with the lowest pitched strings tuned to a fourth below the tonic, as a drone.

What are kantele strings made of?

Five String Kantele – Made in Finland