2016 in Finnish music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Finnish music.

February

 * 6 – The Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 Semi-finals was initiated February 6. The next two semi-finals is executed February 13 and 20.
 * 10 – The Ojai Music Festival announced the appointment of Esa-Pekka Salonen as its music director for the 2018 season.
 * 27 – The Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 Final will take place on February 27.

April

 * 13 – The Tampere Biennale started (April 13 – 17).
 * 22 – The singer-songwriter Suvi Åkerman, mentored by Tarja Turunen, won the final of season 5 of The Voice of Finland.

July

 * 8 - The Baltic Jazz festival started in Dalsbruk (July 8 – 10).

November

 * 3 - Tampere Jazz Happening is opened (November 3–6).

Deaths

 * February
 * 4 – Ulf Söderblom (86), Finnish conductor


 * May
 * 9 – Riki Sorsa (63), Finnish singer ("Reggae OK") (cancer)
 * 14 – Lasse Mårtenson (81), Finnish singer, composer, actor, and theater conductor


 * July
 * 27 – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer, 87