EMMA Nominee 2023

Multi-awarded Maija Kauhanen is one of the most internationally successful folk musicians from Finland and has toured over 30 countries around Europe, Asia and America. In May 2022, Maija Kauhanen released her second solo album Menneet (The Past, Nordic Notes).

On the new album, Maija Kauhanen takes a step towards being a singer-songwriter without losing the deep roots in tradition. The music draws influences from folk music, indie pop and film scores and tells stories about personal space and setting one’s boundaries.  

Maija Kauhanen’s vocal technique is inspired by imitating instrument sounds, rural music traditions of Finland and Karelia as well as the Swedish kulning vocal tradition. 

Maija Kauhanen touring highlights 2022

Bardentreffen, Nürnberg, Germany
KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen, Hannover, Germany
Viru Folk, Käsmu, Estonia
Helsinki Festival, Finland
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, Finland
Emmausfestivalen, Mariehamn, Åland
Friluftsliv for alle, Raufoss, Norway
Haapavesi Folk Music Festival, Finland
Musik i sommarkväll, Sundsvall, Sweden
Festival Norpas, Finland
Latosoitot Chamber Music Festival, Kesälahti, Finland
Kansanmusiikkia kansanpuistossa, Tammela, Finland
Music Theatre Kapsäkki, Helsinki, Finland (Album Release Concert)
G Livelab, Tampere / Helsinki, Finland

2021

Ethno Port Poznan, Poland
Moriska Paviljongen, Malmö, Sweden
Tórshavn / Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands
Riksscenen, Oslo, Norway
Helsinki Christmas Market, Finland
Hybrid Forms @ Tislaamo, Helsinki, Finland
Musiikkitalo Summer Terrace, Helsinki, Finland
Pielinen soi Festival, Paateri/Savonlinna, Finland
Halosenniemi, Tuusula
Taustatarinaklubi, Oulu, Finland
Maija Kauhanen & Tallari, Kaustinen, Finland

2020

Festival Porta, Latvia
Festival Notes Polaires, Musiques Nordiques / ADEM, Geneve, Switzerland
Festival Roue Warouch, Plescop, France
Cordas World Music Festival, Azores (online)
Nordic Midsummer Festival, Japan (online)
EthnoPort Poznan, Poland (online)
KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
Fiskars FEM Festival, Finland
Kalevala Club, G Livelab, Helsinki, Finland
Etnosoi! Festival, Finland
Folklandia, Helsinki/Tallinn

2019

Celtic Connections, Scotland UK
WOMAD, UK
FOCUS Wales, UK
Folk Alliance International, Montréal, Canada
Il Festival de Músicas del Mundo, Colombia
World Cultures Festival, Hong Kong
Tønder Festival, Denmark
Kalottspel, Norway
Urkult, Sweden
Malmöfestivalen, Sweden
Korrö Folk Music Festival, Sweden
Festival Etnosur, Spain
Avanti! Summer Sounds, Finland
Locarno Folk, Switzerland
Hudba Sveta Zilina, Slovakia

2018

Budapest Ritmo, Hungary
Finest Sounds, Tokyo, Japan
Tallinn Music Week, Estonia
Rudolstadt-Festival, Germany
Festival In The Streets, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Festival Boreal, Tenerife, Spain
Festival Cordas, Azores, Portugal
Arctic Paradise World & Jazz Event, Helsinki, Finland
Ilmiö, Turku, Finland
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, Finland
Folkelarm, Oslo, Norway
Folk Alliance ExChange, Gothenburg, Sweden

2016-2017

WOMEX World Music Expo *Official Showcase Selection* Katovice, Poland
Nordic Cultural Festival, Seoul, South Korea
Beijing/Tianjin/Shanghai, China
FinnFest, Minnesota, US
Our Festival, Tuusula, Finland
Ethno Gala, Helsinki, Finland
Winter In Rotterdam Festival, Netherlands
Club Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nordsjøfestivalen, Norway
Telemarkfestivalen, Norway
Nordic Showcase, Västerås, Sweden