Photo: Yehia Eweis/Finnish National Gallery Detail from Albert Edelfelt’s undated work “Composer Jean Sibelius,” part of an exhibition at Helsinki’s Ateneum Art Museum.
Finnish Music Day is held on December 8, the birthday of composer Jean Sibelius. In 2015, the 150th anniversary of his birth is celebrated all year with events in Finland and around the world, from Iceland to Swaziland.
