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 Jarnefelt	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
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	—	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
Sauli Zinovjev	1988	—	classical

See also

• List of composers