The Finlandia hymn at the Helsinki Senate Square 8.12.2015

The Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki invited everyone to sing Jean Sibelius' Finlandia hymn together to mark the 150th anniversary of Sibelius' birth on December 8th 2015. There were thousands of singers at the Helsinki Senate Square.
Production company: Kiwi Helsinki
Sound editing and mastering:
Pirkka Räisänen / Suomenlinnan Studio

[@petternilsson4393]

During the winter war thousands of swedes came to help their Finish brothers may their memory live for ever.

[@Hooga89]

Long live Finland and the Finnish people! Love from Norway!

[@joonasleiviska3787]

Thanks you, everyone finland who from finland cry on this song

[@peterwebb1862]

Beautiful. It makes me want to be Finnish!

[@itsmesia2469]

🙏🕊️💛🕊️🙏

[@riteasrain]

Beautiful! and a public that can sing in tune AND harmonise. Now that's rare these days.

[@LL-qx4ye]

Us and the Estonians. They are even better at it =)

[@stevewhite7919]

Refreshingly wonderful Patriotism . I'm very moved .

[@jimraynor3767]

This shit is far from patriotism, but I appreciate your sentiment.

[@jodaf1n_67]

@@jimraynor3767 what the fuck do you know about Finland and our patriotism?

[@angierucinski5694]

How beautiful was that. Love to Finland❤❤

[@yytubes]

The best hymn of the world.

[@sanjosemike3137]

We have been to Finland. What you need to understand is that this music is sacred to them. Sanjosemike

[@pekkaT13]

¡Viva Finlandia!.

[@anthonyhk]

long live Sibelius

[@jimmaunoforss8237]

Grattis Finland.

[@ButterFly-zh8ho]

Tämä laulu piristää minua, kun olen alhaalla ranskassa, Vaikka olen olut väkisin naturalisoitu ranskalaiseksi, pysyn silti suomalainen..

[@samuelkovanko7198]

This is my national anthem!

[@carolcook7505]

I was born on the same day Sibelius died and am very proud of that fact

[@firecatcher91]

Siis tää oli aivan ihana! Syvästi liikuttava, ja erittäin isänmaallinen esitys, mahtava kuoro

[@KillerKane0]

Hyvaa itsenäisyyspäivää! Glad självständighetsdag! Happy Independence Day to Finns and Fennophiles all over the world.

[@zoltanpalyi8044]

Eläköön! Eläköön! Eläköön!

[@jimforss6668]

De e ju så vackert.

[@charlesalkula8014]

Such a moment for all taking part!

[@rconger384]

Stirring and soul searching!

[@botchamaniajeezus]

Oi Suomi, katso, sinun päiväs koittaa, yön uhka karkoitettu on jo pois, ja aamun kiuru kirkkaudessa soittaa kuin itse taivahan kansi sois. Yön vallat aamun valkeus jo voittaa, sun päiväs koittaa, oi synnyinmaa. Oi nouse, Suomi, nosta korkealle pääs seppelöimä suurten muistojen, oi nouse, Suomi, näytit maailmalle sa että karkoitit orjuuden ja ettet taipunut sa sorron alle, on aamus alkanut, synnyinmaa.

[@intellect1945]

a great musical presentation !

[@marinasaadetdin5644]

Kaunis idea.

[@noriemeha]

wonderful

[@lorenzohuamanchay7390]

♥

[@KaitsuMaitsu]

👏👏👏👍🇫🇮🙏

[@juhakinnunen4559]

Sinänsä hassua, että vielä vuonna 2015 oli ihan ok olla isänmaallinen.

[@toomaseichenbaum8855]

Ilus !! Aga ei ole soome hümn.. Very moving !! But this is of course Sibelius' Finlandia.. not Finland's hymn though !!

[@ExecutiveSonda]

What do you mean by that?

[@saa5816]

This part of the composition is called Finlandia hymn

[@user-hq3zp8yg1n]

Суоми🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@WedgeBob]

The hymn that became "Be Still, My Soul."

[@teguspa]

Viva Finlandia libre. Apoyo pleno a ese hermoso país frente al expansionismo nazi ruso

[@wederMaxim]

?

[@johnmcd7]

I'm wondering if the Finnish lyrics are anything like this english translation? If you speak Finnish and english, I'd love to know. Peace! FINLANDIA: This is my song, O God of all the nations A song of peace, for lands afar & mine This is my home, the country where my heart is Here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine But other hearts in other lands are beating With hopes and dreams as true and high as mine My country's skies are bluer than the ocean And sunlight beams on clover leaf and pine But other lands have sunlight too, and clover And skies are everywhere as blue as mine O hear my song, thou God of all the nations A song of peace for their land and for mine

[@6891x]

No, not at all actually. And there's nothing about god in the Finnish lyrics. Her e's the English translation I found online: Finland, behold, thy daylight now is dawning The threat of night has now been driven away The skylark calls across the light of morning The blue of heaven lets it have its way And now the day the powers of night is scorning: Thy daylight dawns, O Finland of ours! Finland, arise, and raise towards the highest Thy head now crowned with mighty memory Finland, arise, for to the world thou criest That thou hast thrown off thy slavery Beneath oppression's yoke thou never liest Thy morning's come, O Finland of ours!

[@erajormakka]

Lepää rauhassa isoisä. Kolme sirpaletta selkään talvisodassa...

[@mrbones3163]

Lots of white people. Proud and happy.

[@plainspeaking6297]

All those beautiful white faces, it brings hope for the world!

[@MrYeib]

Long live Scandinavia. Reclaim your countries!

[@riikkapitkanen3666]

Sorry to say, Finland is not a Scandinavian Country, nor is Island. But Northern Countries are we all - Nordic Noir! :-D

[@goodgirlkay]

Reclaim from whom? Do you believe the bullshit that Muslim are taking over Nordic countries? And as said above Finland is not a Scandinavian country. Finnish are not Indo-Europeans. Finnish are Uralic people, closest to Estonians

[@cinderellaandstepsisters]

@@goodgirlkay The language is finnougrian. The race is nordic as anyone can SEE.

[@rconger384]

Is it true that the occupying Nazi's forbade this song for the fighting spirit it gave to the Finns?

[@henriikkak2091]

Finland wasn't occupied by Nazis. Norway was

[@peketee2278]

​@@henriikkak2091why can't you ladies answer the question? the answer to the question is no.