List of Finnish composers

This is a list of Finnish composers, organized by date of birth.

18th century
Name Birth Death Styles
Erik Tulindberg 1761 1814 classical
Thomas Byström 1772 1839 classical
Bernhard Henrik Crusell 1775 1838 classical

19th century
Name Birth Death Styles
Fredrik Pacius 1809 1891 opera
Filip von Schantz 1835 1865 classical
Martin Wegelius 1846 1906 classical
vocal
Robert Kajanus 1856 1933 classical
Jean Sibelius 1865 1957 choir
classical
vocal
Oskar Merikanto 1868 1924 classical
Armas Järnefelt 1869 1958 classical
Erkki Melartin 1875 1937 classical
opera
Ernst Mielck 1877 1899 classical
Selim Palmgren 1878 1951 classical
impressionist
opera
choir
vocal
Toivo Kuula 1883 1918 choir
classical
vocal
Armas Launis 1884 1959 opera
Heino Kaski 1885 1957 classical
vocal
Leevi Madetoja 1887 1947 classical
opera
Ernest Pingoud 1887 1942 classical
first modernist
Väinö Raitio 1891 1945 classical
modernist
Ilmari Hannikainen 1892 1955 classical
romantic
Yrjö Kilpinen 1892 1959 classical
romantic
Aarre Merikanto 1893 1958 classical
modernist

20th century
Name Birth Death Styles
Uuno Klami 1900 1961 classical
Helvi Leiviskä 1902 1982 classical
Taneli Kuusisto 1905 1988 classical
Nils-Eric Fougstedt 1910 1961 classical
Erik Bergman 1911 2006 classical
Tauno Marttinen 1912 2008 classical, mystic
Sven Einar Englund 1916 1999 classical
Tauno Pylkkänen 1918 1980 opera
Heikki Suolahti 1920 1936 classical
Joonas Kokkonen 1921 1996 classical
neo-classical
opera
Einojuhani Rautavaara 1928 2016 neo-romantic, opera, mystic
Usko Meriläinen 1930 2004
Ilkka Kuusisto 1933 — neo-classical
Aulis Sallinen 1935 — neo-classical
Teppo Hauta-Aho 1941 —
Erkki Salmenhaara 1941 2002 classical
Charlie Morrow 1942 — classical
Leif Segerstam 1944 — classical
Mikko Heiniö 1948 — classical
Jukka Tiensuu 1948 — classical
Kalevi Aho 1949 — modernist
neo-classical
Kaija Saariaho 1952 2023 classical
Juhani Komulainen 1953 — classical
Olli Kortekangas 1955 — choir
classical
opera
Jouni Kaipainen 1956 2015 classical
Kimmo Hakola 1958 —
Magnus Lindberg 1958 — classical
Esa-Pekka Salonen 1958 — classical
Timo Alakotila 1959 — classical
jazz
pelimanni
tango
Pertti Jalava 1960 — contemporary classical, progressive jazz
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi 1963 — classical
folk
Arto Järvelä 1964 — folk
Maria Kalaniemi 1964 — classical
folk
Osmo Tapio Räihälä 1964 — contemporary
post-modernist
Mika Pohjola 1971 — neo-classical
jazz
Eicca Toppinen 1975 —
Tomi Räisänen 1976 — classical
modernist
Sampo Haapamäki 1979 — classical
modernist
Sonja Vectomov 1979 — classical
electronic
Cecilia Damström 1988 — classical
contemporary
Sauli Zinovjev 1988 — classical
Diana Ringo 1992 — classical, neo-romantic, electronic

See also
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