List of Finnish composers

This is an alphabetical list of composers from Finland.

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A–H

Aho

Bergman

Crusell

Englund

• Kalevi Aho (born 1949)
• Timo Alakotila (born 1959)
• Erik Bergman (1911–2006)
• Thomas Byström (1772–1839)
• Bernhard Crusell (1775–1838)
• Cecilia Damström (born 1988)
• Einar Englund (1916–1999)
• Richard Faltin [fi] (1835–1918)
• Karl Flodin [fi] (1858–1925)
• Nils-Eric Fougstedt (1910–1961)
• Sampo Haapamäki (born 1979)
• Kimmo Hakola (born 1958)
• Eero Hämeenniemi (born 1951)
• Ilmari Hannikainen (1892–1955)
• Teppo Hauta-aho (born 1941)
• Paavo Heininen (1938–2022)
• Mikko Heiniö (born 1948)

I–K

Järnefelt

Kajanus

Klami

Kokkonen

• Pertti Jalava (born 1960)
• Armas Järnefelt (1869–1958)
• Arto Järvelä (born 1964)
• Erkki Jokinen [fi] (born 1941)
• Jouni Kaipainen (1956–2015)
• Robert Kajanus (1856–1933)
• Maria Kalaniemi (born 1964)
• Heino Kaski (1885–1957)
• Yrjö Kilpinen (1892–1959)
• Uuno Klami (1900–1961)
• Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996)
• Juhani Komulainen (born 1953)
• Olli Kortekangas (born 1955)
• Toivo Kuula (1883–1918)
• Ilkka Kuusisto (born 1933)
• Taneli Kuusisto (1905–1988)

L–O

Leiviskä

Madetoja

Melartin

A. Merikanto

• Armas Launis (1884–1959)
• Helvi Leiviskä (1902–1982)
• Magnus Lindberg (born 1958)
• Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947)
• Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (born 1963)
• Tauno Marttinen (1912–2008)
• Erkki Melartin (1875–1937)
• Aarre Merikanto (1893–1958)
• Oskar Merikanto (1868–1924)
• Usko Meriläinen (1930–2004)
• Ernst Mielck (1877–1899)

P–R

Pacius

Palmgren

Raitio

Rautavaara

• Fredrik Pacius (1809–1891)
• Selim Palmgren (1878–1951)
• Olavi Pesonen [fi] (1909–1993)
• Ernest Pingoud (1887–1942)
• Mika Pohjola (born 1971)
• Veli-Matti Puumala (born 1965)
• Uljas Pulkkis [fi] (born 1975)
• Tauno Pylkkänen (1918–1980)
• Osmo Tapio Räihälä (born 1964)
• Tomi Räisänen (born 1976)
• Matti Rautio [fi] (1922–1986)
• Väinö Raitio (1891–1945)
• Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016)
• Diana Ringo (born 1992)

S–Z

Sallinen

Salonen

Segerstam

Sibelius

• Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023)
• Aulis Sallinen (born 1935)
• Erkki Salmenhaara (1941–2002)
• Esa-Pekka Salonen (born 1958)
• Leif Segerstam (1944-2024)
• Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
• Heikki Suolahti (1920–1936)
• Jukka Tiensuu (born 1948)
• Eicca Toppinen (born 1975)
• Erik Tulindberg (1761–1814)
• Filip von Schantz (1835–1865)
• Sonja Vectomov (born 1979)
• Martin Wegelius (1846–1906)
• Sauli Zinovjev (born 1988)

See also

• List of composers