finnish power-pop act The Sugarrush will release their debut five-song ep "Useless information" on March 6 via Kinkt Records. Check out the title track right here: https://mokomaki.com/kinkt/the_sugarrush_-_useless_information.mp3

finnish vocal group Värttinä reports that they have begun rehearsals this week for their tenth studio album and will be entering the studio in August to begin recording. In other news, the "Lord of the Rings" stage production that they have been working on is nearing completion and expected to premiere in mid-March.

Check out a track from Enter My Silence, an unsigned finnish melodic metal band: https://www.entermysilence.com/mp3/EnterMySilence-TheParadoxOfTwo.mp3
There's strong elements of Katatonia-style dark-pop melodicism, but these guys are way more tech and more straight-up death-metal.

Check out the videos for "Wie weit" and "How far" from finnish cello-rockers Apocalyptica: https://www.apocalyptica.com/releases/index.php

finnish garage-pop act Tigerbombs will head to Japan for their first time ever for a show on April 14 at Astro Hall in Tokyo.

Via Lupatarkastaja comes this mp3 for a Suomi version of "Sweet leaf" by finnish Black Sabbath tribute act Sapattivuosi: https://www.sapattivuosi.com/sapattivuosi_kannin_piikkiin.mp3
Pretty sweet dudes.

finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja posts about the "Metal on metal - finnish underground metal compilation": https://lupatarkastaja.blogspot.com/
I can't understand a word of course, but there are links for audio samples and band websites.

finnish "deathcore" act Scorched Earth Tactics has posted a new EP called "Blastradius" online for download and CD preorder. Check it: https://www.scorched.org/

finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja discusses Scandinavian hardcore with links to mp3s from Totalt Jävla Mörker, Hero Dishonest, Trapdoor Fucking Exit, Abduktio and C.Aarmé: https://lupatarkastaja.blogspot.com/2005/02/luuvitonen-hyv-meininki-niinku-vko-6.html

Circle is teaming up with Sunn 0))) for a few finnish dates:

3/29 - Klubi, Tampere
3/30 - Nosturi, Helsinki w/Skepticism

finnish rockers Sunride have their new website online: https://www.sunride.fi/
The new album "The End Justifies The Means" comes out on March 21 and you can hear clips from every song in the media section.

Traditional finnish/Sámi joik artist Wimme in the UK in May:

05/03 - South Hill Park, Bracknell
05/04 - Lakeside, Nottingham
05/05 - St George's, Brisol
05/06 - Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton
05/07 - St Luke’s, London
05/08 - The Shed, Brawby
05/09 - Phoenix, Exeter

The finnish Music Information Centre has published a new book on the links between the traditional poetry of the Kalevala and its use in finnish music: https://tinyurl.com/3pbb3

Long-running finnish metal act Sentenced has announced that the upcoming disc "The Funeral Album" will be the band's last. Read the full statement here: https://www.sentenced.org/

The Pulpetti blog reprints the story of finnish 'childish hardcore' act The Demars: https://pulpetti.blogspot.com/2005/02/story-of-demars.html