The Global Music Centre is one of Finland’s musical institutions. Its key task is to collect, record and distribute information about musical cultures from around the world. The Centre aims to increase understanding among listeners, researchers and music-makers of the individual and collective values in music, and of the importance of music as a means of communicating and strengthening identity. Thus the Centre aims to promote understanding between people across cultural boundaries, through music. Equality and respect for others are basic values in the work of the Centre.
The Global Music Centre is an open source of information and a meeting place that adheres to the principle of a safer space. Our location is easy to reach by most public transport.
The activities of the Global Music Centre are funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The Global Music Centre operates in collaboration with KSL Civic Association for Adult Learning, the Finnish Society for Ethnomusicology, the Finnish Society of Composers and Lyricists, the Finnish Labour Museum Werstas and the City of Helsinki. We thank Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation and Niilo Helander Foundation for supporting our activities in 2026.
The Finnish Society of Ethnomusicology organizes in collaboration with the discipline of Musicology at the University of Helsinki a guest lecture by Dr. Henry Stobart (Royal Holloway University of London). The lecture, entitled “Beyond Pulsating ‘Dissonance’: Reflections on Andean Sonorities”, will take place on Thursday, April 27th 2023 at 14–16, at the Festive Hall of the Language Centre (Fabianinkatu 26, 3rd floor). The lecture can also be followed online.
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