What Finland Can Teach Us About Eternal Love for Music
Like many nations, Finns have a close bond with music.
But what is noteworthy about them is that the government has made music a vital part of the citizens’ lives on a grand scale by institutionalising musical education from an early age.
This has paid off in many ways, especially in the metal music arena, according to experts and music researchers.
Apart from the popularity that many heavy metal bands from Finland enjoy internationally, Finnish metal music has progressively emerged as a well-known cultural export. Raving fans of Finnish metal bands in many different parts of the world believe that Finns have a knack for the headbanging genre.
Finland has as many as 70 metal bands per 100,000 residents, which is the highest among all European nations. The UK has a mere 7 bands per 100,000 people.
So, what helps Finns develop an intimate relationship with music? There are three noteworthy points:
