Ethnogala
Ethnogala is an annual gala evening in Finland for performers of folk music and folk dance. It is organized by the Centre for Folk Music and Folk Dance in Finland.
Ethnogala was first arranged at the end of 2017, and the second gala was arranged in January 2019. The gala was broadcast live by Yle in the internet, and can still be seen worldwide in Yle Areena. An edited version will later be broadcast by Yle on the television.
2017 nominees and winners
Artist of the Year- Anne-Mari Kivimäki
- *Other nominees: Frigg, Ismaila Sané
- Orivesi All Stars
- *Other nominees: Kalevauva.fi, Pelimanni 8bit
Border Breaking Act of the Year
- Frigg
- *Other nominees: Okra Playground, Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L
- Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L
- *Other nominees: Anne-Mari Kivimäki, Tuuletar
- Petri Kauppinen
- *Other nominees: Hanna Poikela, Rami Meling
- Hilda Länsman
- *Other nominees: Digelius Music, World Music School Helsinki
2019 nominees and winners
Newcomer of the Year- Pauanne
- *Other nominees: Mammantytöt!, Solju
- Kulttuuriyhdistämö Interkult
- *Other nominees: Haapavesi Folk Music Festival, Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble
Choreographer of the Year
- Kaari Martin
- *Other nominees: Hanna Poikela, Tanssiteatteri Tsuumi
- Kulttuuriosuuskunta Uulu
- *Other nominees: Bafe’s Factory, Rahvaanmusiikin kerho
- Solju
- *Other nominees: Heikki Laitinen, Tuuletar
- Sväng
- *Other nominees: Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble, Johanna Juhola