Check out the video for "South bay" from finnish rock act Paynbird: https://www.kollektiv.no/southbay.mov

Punk-rock mp3 blog Strange Reaction on finnish punx Terveet Kadet: https://www.strangereaction.com/archives/2006/03/16/terveet-kadet/

finnish hardcore act St. Hood has posted a new video clip from a show at Gloria in Helsinki n March 4: https://www.sthood.net/video/sthoodgloria.wmv

finnish mp3 blog Lupatarkastaja on the Regina remix of the Boys of Scandinavia single "Good looking": https://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/03/17/boys-of-scandinavia-good-looking-regina-remix-mp3/
If you're into dancey stuff like The Embassy and haven't checked out BoS, you're missing out big time.

The new album "Random avenger" from finnish post-rock/instrumental act Magyar Posse will be out sometime in April or May on Verdura.

finnish mp3 blog Lupatarkastaja on retro-thrashers Chaos Creation: https://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/03/13/chaos-creation-psyched-out-manipulation-demo/

finnish pop act Treeball has posted four new songs from their upcoming album "Liars in love" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/treeball
The band features UK-born producer Nick Triani, Janne Lehtinen and Jonna Tervomma from Mummypowder, singer/songwriter Astrid Swan and Michael Mcdonald from Montevideo. Not a bad pedigree, eh? The new record comes out April 12 on Kinkt Records.

Tolbiac, the solo project of Veli from finnish indiepop act Red Carpet, has posted an albums worth of material for free download: https://hansoovoice.com/tolbiac/music.php

finnish act Lemonator has confirmed their new album "At the presence of great beauty" for release on April 26. The first single "Will I ever find out" will be released digitally in late March.

This year's International Pop Overthrow in Liverpool at the Cavern Club and Pub will feature finnish acts The Sugarrush, Ben's Diapers and Janne Lehtinen (Mummypowder). There's still more acts to be confirmed of course, but the dates will happen in late May.

Aversionline on finnish hardcore act Lighthouse Project: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2006/03/taking-it-as-it-comes.html
Good stuff methinks, especially since it shows some variety beyond the usual heavy-as-fuck metallic hardcore that Finland has been exporting. Definintely reminds me of Kid Dynamite, but way darker.

finnish pop act The Phonies, the new(ish) band featuring Stenman and Lehtomaa from The Refreshments, have posted two new songs on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thephonies
The new album "Gran tourettes" comes out March 30.

finnish mp3 blog Lupatarkastaja on Kuusumun Profeetta and their new album "Hymyilevien laivojen satama": https://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/03/06/kuusumun-profeetta-syysaika-mp3/

finnish hardcore acts St. Hood and Down My Throat will tour Europe together in June. Dates soon.

Via the pHinnWeb mailing list, check out "Sata suomalaista äänimaisemaa" ("100 finnish soundscapes"), a project to record and preserve finnish soundscapes, both urban and rural, modern and historical: https://www.100aanimaisemaa.fi/
Unfortunately the site is mostly in finnish with only some basic info in Swedish, but it does sound like an interesting project.