Online label Monotonik has a new release from finnish retro-game music artist Aleksi Eeben aka Heatbeat: https://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp139.html

Legendary finnish rock n' roll band Hanoi Rocks will be coming over to the US for a few dates supporting Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) in March next year. Here's what's confirmed so far:

03/10 - Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA
03/11 - Key Club, Los Angeles, CA
03/12 - Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

Top 10s for 2004: Desert Planet

Also from FE comes word that finnish noise artists Mika Vainio and Ipso Vaisanen aka Pan Sonic will be collaborating once again with Alan Vega of Suicide for a release on the Mego label. Look for it sometime around March.

DigitalMetal interviews finnish old-school death-metal supergroup Chaosbreed: https://www.digitalmetal.com/interviews.asp?iID=3557
They also review the new Nasum disc: https://www.digitalmetal.com/reviews.asp?cid=6138

The article on the new wave of finnish experimental/improv music from The Wire can be found online here: https://kieme.daug.net/wire/

finnish electronic artist Lackluster is heading out on road for a few dates in Germany and the Netherlands:

12/01 - Worm @ Calypso, Rotterdam (NL) w/Machinedrum, Jimmy Edgar, Ove-naxx
12/02 - Scheune, Dresden (GER) w/Machinedrum, Enzym
12/03 - tbc @ Nijmegen/Doornroosje (NL) w/Machinedrum, Ove-naxx
12/04 - Voxxx, Chemnitz (GER) w/Machinedrum, Geroyche
12/05 - Goldener Pudel, Hamburg (GER) w/Machinedrum
12/11 - Theater Kikker, Utrecht (NL) w/Apparat, Owen

Finland's Combat Rock Industry has announced the signing of Unkind. They describe the band as "dark but rocking hardcorepunk in the finest finnish tradition" and say they "take the best influences from the genre and add a modern, strong touch of their own, as well write real, strong songs which is all too rare among the bands in this genre." The band will tour the UK in April with Filthpackt just after releasing the album in March. Here's the dates:

04/01 - The Path Tavern, Kirkcaldy (SCO)
04/02 - The 1 in 12, Bradford (UK)
04/03 - The India Queen, Boston (UK)
04/04 - London (UK)
04/05 - tbc (UK)
04/06 - Bristol (UK)
04/07 - Leeds/Harrogate (UK)
04/08 - Dublin (IRL)
04/09 - Belfast (IRL)
04/10 - The Merecat, Edinburgh (SCO)

More info and samples here: https://www.unkind.info/

finnish avant label Kevyt Nostalgia will be repressing two CDs from their back catalogue for rerelease sometime early next year:

Keno-09: Hotguitars - Duets, Duels & D.I.Y´s CD (co-release with Karkia Mistika)
Keno-10: Kemialliset ystävät - Varisevien tanssi/Silmujen marssi CD

finnish theatrical rockers Lordi have signed an international deal with Sanctuary Records. The band plans to launch a "massive European tour" next spring under the tutelage of EMI-Clear Channel, the same team responsible for the international efforts of countrymates HIM and The Rasmus. Read the press release: https://www.lordi.org/press_uk.htm

In somewhat Fonal-related news, keep an eye out for the December issue of The Wire for an article on the finnish improv/folk/psych/freejazz underground scene. Head over to the mag's website for some exclusive downloads: https://www.thewire.co.uk/current/story3.php

finnish cello-rockers Apocalyptica on tour in the new year:

01/29 - The Mean Fiddler, London (UK)
03/30 - AB Club, Brüssel (BEL)
04/02 - Columbiahalle, Berlin (GER)
04/03 - Soundgarden, Dortmund (GER)
04/04 - E-Werk, Köln (GER)
04/05 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
04/06 - Kongresszentrum, Stuttgart (GER)
04/07 - Ringslokschuppen, Bielefeld (GER)
04/08 - Haus Auensee, Leipzig (GER)
04/09 - Tonhalle, München (GER)
04/10 - Xtra, Zürich (AUS)
04/11 - Gasometer, Wien (AUS)

Along with film director Klaus Härö and choreographer Marjo Kuusela, finnish electronic duo Pan Sonic are the recipients of Finland's State Prize for Arts. As many people have already said before, it's about time they received some more mainstream attention and recognition in their home country. Read more: https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/mainframe?readform&933112311290F03EC2256F48002FFD56

finnish electronic artist Ernesto Aeroflot reports that he is done with his new, tentatively titled album "Strogloy - Everything Within" and is seeking out label partners to help with copying and distribution. Check out two tracks here:

01. Ernesto Aeroflot - The Scent of God
02. Ernesto Aeroflot - Odour is Poison

I've been lucky enough to hear a bit of the finished product and even though it's not my most familiar genre, I really do like what I hear.

Coming later this month on renown techno label Merck, a new release from finnish expat Lackluster entitled "Showcase sampler". Tracklist and soundclips here: https://www.m3rck.net/html/discog/sc.html