The Sibelius Society of Finland ( fi, Sibelius-Seura ry, sv, Sibelius-Samfundet rf) is a society in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

dedicated to the music of the Finnish composer

Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and 20th-century classical music, early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest com ...

. It was set up in December 1957. The Society and the

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

opened the composer's house

Ainola __NOTOC__ (literal English translation: "Aino's Place") is a museum in Järvenpää, Finland, that originally was the home of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, his wife Aino (née Järnefelt), and their six daughters. Situated on the shores o ...

as a museum in 1974.

External links

Official Sibelius Society of Finland website
{{portal bar, Classical music, Music Music organisations based in Finland Jean Sibelius Organisations based in Helsinki Arts organizations established in 1957 1957 establishments in Finland