Aurora Music Forum 2025
Schedule
Fri, 19 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 05:00 pm
UTC+03:00Location
Wärtsilä Lokstallet, Järvikatu 2-4, Vaasa | Vaasa, LS
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Aurora Music Forum – A Nordic Meeting Place for the Music Industry📍 Vaasa, September 19–20, 2025
Aurora Music Forum is a new Nordic music industry congress held in Vaasa on September 19–20, 2025.
The forum brings together artists, songwriters, producers, music educators, and industry professionals from across the Nordic region for two days filled with inspiration, networking, and skill development.
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💡 What to Expect
With lectures, panel discussions, workshops, and live music, Aurora Music Forum creates a platform where professionals and students can forge new connections, enhance their expertise, and explore new collaboration opportunities – both in Finland and internationally.
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🌍 Background
The forum is a development of the former music congress Musik & Talang and is built on strong Nordic collaboration through the Interreg Aurora project, Nordic Music Creators and Dunk rf.
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🎟️ Congress registration through Netticket.fi:
One-day ticket: 79€ | 50€ (students)
Two-day ticket: 119€ | 60€ (students)
🎶 Congress pass includes entry to the live music programme.
Read more about the programme at: www.auroramusicforum.com.
The lectures and workshops are held in English.
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📅 Friday 19.9 – Lectures & workshops
10:00 – Can musicians make money with synchronisation? with Leo Niemi
11:00 – Project Five o land – Connecting Music Souls + Q&A with Yolanda Charles
12:00 – Best Practice – AI in Music (Streamed lecture with Daniel Johansson)
13:00 – Masterclass: Lead Your Musical Journey with Yolanda Charles
13:45 – Own the Stage: Mastering Concert Planning and Artistic Confidence with Mia Hafrén
14:45 – From Studio to Stage – Creating Magical Live Performances with Backing Tracks with Kasper Granroth & Teo Ekblom
15:45 – Panel: Songs as Stories – What Makes a Song a Musical Theatre Song? with Nippe Ankarblom & Sarah Nedergård
16:30 – Evening Reception – live music with Sebastian Sundqvist trio
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📅 Saturday 20.9 – Lectures & workshops
10:00 – Masterclass: Composing Music for Theatre with Nils-Petter “Nippe” Ankarblom
10:30 – Panel: The Musical Stories We Tell
11:30 – Spot On with Teosto – Insights into Copyright and Collaboration
12:15 – Spot Presentations – Showcasing Exciting Music Projects
13:00 – Songwriting Workshop with Josefin Sirén
13:30 – Panel: A Successful Event – Festival and Event Management
14:30 – Spot on interview with Axel Åhman from KAJ on the Journey to Eurovision
15:45 – Spot Presentations – Showcasing Exciting Music Projects
16:15 – Live Feedback Session – Get Real-Time Input on Your Music with Fanny Forsander & Selen Özan
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⚠️ Programme and timetable may be subject to changes.
🎶 Remember to also check out the live music programme!
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Where is it happening?
Wärtsilä Lokstallet, Järvikatu 2-4, Vaasa, FinlandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
