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Helsingin poliisisoittokunta

Helsingin poliisisoittokunta
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About

Helsingin poliisisoittokunta (Helsinki Police Symphonic Band) is a 43-musician professional wind orchestra founded in 1947 as part of the Helsinki Police Department. It serves as the official representative orchestra of the Finnish police, performing nationwide and internationally, and is known for a wide repertoire spanning symphonic wind music, jazz, folk, pop and children's music. Chief conductor is Sami Ruusuvuori. Beyond concert stages, the orchestra gives over a hundred educational concerts a year for children and young people across Finland.

43
Musicians in the orchestra
100+
Educational concerts per year across Finland
~104 000
Total concert audience in 2025
~5 000
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What's new

  • 2026-05

    The orchestra performed a 200th anniversary gala concert for the Helsinki Police Department at Finlandia Hall together with the a cappella group Rajaton, featuring Queen music in arrangements by the late Jaakko Kuusisto.

  • 2025

    The orchestra reached a total audience of approximately 104,000 listeners across its concerts during 2025, according to the Helsinki Police Department's annual report.

  • 2025

    International cooperation continued with the Tallinn Police Band, and a joint concert was held with the Czech police orchestra in Prague.

  • 2024-09

    The orchestra gave a historic first joint concert with the Stockholm Police Band at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, with soloist Maria Ylipää and a world premiere commission from Lauri Porra, grandson of Jean Sibelius's daughter.

Tour

HelsinkiJärvenpääVantaaLappeenrantaPraha

Tracks

Huuhkajat (feat. Onni Lonka)Single released 2025, tied to the Finnish national football team.
Varjo (feat. Onni Lonka)Single released 2022, collaboration with Finnish singer Onni Lonka.
SuojelusenkeliAnnual concert series honouring police officers killed or injured in the line of duty, with top jazz soloists.

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Past · 1

Where they play · 1

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