The Global Music Centre is one of Finland’s musical institutions. Its key task is to collect, record and distribute information about musical cultures from around the world. The Centre aims to increase understanding among listeners, researchers and music-makers of the individual and collective values in music, and of the importance of music as a means of communicating and strengthening identity. Thus the Centre aims to promote understanding between people across cultural boundaries, through music. Equality and respect for others are basic values in the work of the Centre.
The Global Music Centre is an open source of information and a meeting place that adheres to the principle of a safer space. Our location is easy to reach by most public transport.
The activities of the Global Music Centre are funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The Global Music Centre operates in collaboration with KSL Civic Association for Adult Learning, the Finnish Society for Ethnomusicology, the Finnish Society of Composers and Lyricists, the Finnish Labour Museum Werstas and the City of Helsinki.
Kysely koskee kansanmusiikin käsitettä sekä kansanmusiikin harjoittamista ja kuuntelua 2020-luvun Suomessa. Kysely on avoinna 15.1.2026 saakka.
The survey is about the concept of traditional music and how people play and listen to it in Finland in the 2020s. The survey will remain open until January 15, 2026.
Enkäten gäller om folkmusikens betydelse och om att spela och lyssna på folkmusik i Finland under 2020-talet. Enkäten är öppen fram till den 15 januari 2026.
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