Perinnemusiikin
Perinnemusiikin (Finnish for "traditional music") refers to the music practices, repertoires and performance modes that are rooted in the cultural heritage of a community. It encompasses locally transmitted songs, instrumental pieces, dances and associated rituals that have been maintained across generations, often outside formal written notation. Perinnemusiikki may be both secular and sacred, including work songs, lullabies, wedding and funeral music, and seasonal or ceremonial repertoires.
Characteristics of perinnemusiikki vary widely by region and culture but commonly feature modal or pentatonic scales,
Transmission is primarily oral and aural, relying on apprenticeship, communal participation and memory. Since the late
Perinnemusiikki remains a subject of academic study and public interest, supported by museums, archives, festivals and