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Jori Hulkkonen in Helsinki in June 2010.

European Capitals of Culture invite people to the club party in Tallinn

European Capitals of Culture Tallinn and Turku will present this Friday, 11 March a club party in Tallinn’s F-Hoone. Night Moves will bring to the stage the most exciting DJs and VJs from Estonia and Finland. The event is part of the Night Moves Turku 2011 tour and the Tallinn 2011 club series Club 2011.

Turku has an extensive background in being the hub of electronic music in Finland - since the experiments of the underground movement of the 60’s to Finland´s first ware house raves in the late 80’s, and up to today’s vibrant, constantly developing club scene.

This Friday, 11 March also Estonians can be part of this success story as Turku will present in Tallinn’s F-Hoone some of the best Finnish club music: Jori Hulkkonen (live), DJ Ionik and VJ Beige/Harmaa.

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Turku Night Moves in Turku in July.

Club Hopping with Turku 2011 in Paris November 11th

Turku 2011 European Capital of Culture and Turku Modern are organising together a series of club events to showcase contemporary Finnish electronic music, and to promote the forthcoming European Cultural Capital Year.

Turku, the European Capital of Culture in 2011, has every reason to be proud of its throbbing club music scene. The birthplace of Pan sonic and Sähkö Recordings, Turku has an extensive background in being the hub of electronic music in Finland - since the experiments of the underground movement of the 60’s to Finland´s first ware house raves in the late 80’s, and up to today’s vibrant, constantly developing club scene.

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Shine 2009

Turku 2011 was clubhopping in London

Turku, the European Capital of Culture in 2011, has every reason to be proud of its throbbing club music scene. The birthplace of Pan sonic and Sähkö, Turku has an extensive background in being the hub of electronic music in Finland - since the experiments of the underground movement of the 60’s to Finland´s first ware house raves in the late 80’s, and up to today’s vibrant, constantly developing club scene.

Turku 2011 European Capital of Culture and Turku Modern are organising together a series of club events to showcase contemporary Finnish club music, and to promote the forthcoming European Cultural Capital Year.

Over the past 13 years, The Arts Club has immersed itself in Scandinavian and Baltic culture, showcasing bands, film, artwork and of course the fine northern tradition of indulgence.

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The Night Moves club nights will bring the Turku sound to Helsinki

On June 11th, Jori Hulkkonen, Esko Routamaa, DJ Fog and a legion of other electronic music and DJ performers will be cueing, looping, scratching and juggling beats at the Kuudes linja and Siltanen clubs in Kallio, Helsinki.

- Kuudes linja will present a range of electronic dance music while Siltanen will concentrate on indie and pop, says Sampo Axelsson, aka DJ Anonymous, of the Turku Modern Festival fame and the man behind the programme.

Turku has an extensive background in electronic and electrifying music, as the shores of the River Aura were the source of underground music as far back as the 1960s.

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Turku 2011 goes Modern

Turku Modern and Turku 2011 set up an afternoon club in the Main library’s inner courtyard. This club was a stage for a face off between Turku-based DJs and their counterparts from Stockholm.

The first edition of Turku Modern raised the roof in Turku in 2009. They returned for an encore during July 16-18, 2010. This year, the festival expanded to include a wider international participation. The top notch line-up had the hottest club sound ambassadors from Finland and abroad.

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