Finlandia

[ fin-lan-dee-uh ]

noun

1. symphonic poem, opus 26, composed in 1899 by Jean Sibelius.

Example Sentences

Alongside the world premiere of Let The Light In, the concert will open with a performance of Sibelius's Finlandia, written in 1900 as a protest against Russia's encroaching interference in Finland.

From BBC

Sibelius — at whose namesake school Mälkki studied with Panula — was represented not just by two planned works, but also by two encores: “Valse Triste” and, after Mälkki asked the audience to indulge a bit of patriotism, “Finlandia.”

From New York Times

But under Mälkki’s baton, and with this orchestra — Sibelius’s sound world etched in its bones — “Finlandia” was newly disarming, modestly dignified in its touching harmonies and iron-willed fanfares.

From New York Times

Pajtim Statovci, a Finnish author born in Kosovo to Albanian parents, has published three novels: “My Cat Yugoslavia”; “Crossing,” which was a National Book Award finalist; and “Bolla,” which won Finland’s highest literary honor, the Finlandia Prize, and was a finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Fiction.

From New York Times

La huella de carbono de Ethereum se compara aproximadamente a la de Finlandia.

From New York Times