2016 in Finnish music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Finnish music.
Events
February
6 – The Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 Semi-finals was initiated February 6. The next two semi-finals is executed February 13 and 20.10 – The Ojai Music Festival announced the appointment of Esa-Pekka Salonen as its music director for the 2018 season.27 – The Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 Final will take place on February 27.April
13 – The Tampere Biennale started.22 – The singer-songwriter Suvi Åkerman, mentored by Tarja Turunen, won the final of season 5 of The Voice of Finland.July
8 - The Baltic Jazz festival started in Dalsbruk.November
3 - Tampere Jazz Happening is opened.Deaths
;February4 – Ulf Söderblom, Finnish conductor;May9 – Riki Sorsa, Finnish singer 14 – Lasse Mårtenson, Finnish singer, composer, actor, and theater conductor
;July27 – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer, 87