A group of Finnish artists, led by Lauri Ainala, head of the music project Paavoharju, is processing the discovery of old, disintegrating photo negatives in a joint exhibition. We spoke with Ainala about the accompanying book and his work as a sound artist.

The Finnish spirits of Paavoharju howl back with their third album from the very original constellation. We talked to Lauri Ainala about this and his other projects within the realm of the Finnish city of Savonlinna.

After nine years, a new Paavoharju album has been released. Reason enough to talk to the head of the group, Lauri Ainala, about the new album »Happiness«, a collaboration with Folk-Singer Joose Keskitalo, and to seek some answers about that ever-mysterious thing from the cold north.

Finland is to be envied: It gave the world the gifts of M. A. Numminen and the Humppa. And now, the label Svart Records is releasing a whole bunch of music from Paavoharju, a project rightfully sitting among the ranks of those other famous Finnish curiosities.