lauluperinnettä
Lauluperinnettä is a Finnish term referring to the living practice of singing that has been transmitted within Finnish communities across generations. It encompasses a wide range of repertoires and settings, including folk songs, work songs, lullabies, children’s songs, religious hymns, game songs, and regional chants. The concept also covers participatory choral singing and other performance traditions that survive in families, villages, parishes, schools, and folk events.
Transmission of lauluperinnettä occurs mainly through participation and social learning rather than formal instruction. Songs are
In modern Finland, lauluperinnettä continues to evolve while maintaining continuity with past practice. New arrangements and