Finlandia-hymni from Op. 26
Urtext based on the Complete Edition “Jean Sibelius Works” (JSW)
Veikko A. Koskenniemi (text)
[mix ch/male ch] duration: 2'
vocal text: FinlandésDescription
The hymn from the tone poem Finlandia op. 26 for orchestra, one of the best-known works of Jean Sibelius, became the unofficial national anthem of Finland with the text of Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (1906–1962). In a time of great insecurity after the attack of the Soviet Union in 1939, Koskenniemi managed to capture the rising national consciousness and the hope of the Finns for an imminent solution of the conflict. Sibelius had already written an arrangement of the hymn for male choir on a different text in 1938 but agreed to use the text by Koskenniemi in 1940 while also participating in the revision process. After a suggestion by his publisher Roger Lindberg, he decided to write a version for mixed choir with the same text. This version in F major was published in 1949, but at Breitkopf & Härtel only with a German translation by Hellmuth von Hase.
The Finlandia-hymni with Koskenniemi’s text is therefore available at Breitkopf & Härtel for the first time as Urtext of the complete edition Jean Sibelius Works. The two editions include the version for male choir (currently in preparation) and the versions for mixed choir in F major and A flat major, respectively, the latter published for the first time outside of the complete edition.
ChB 5371
choral score
Version for mixed choir (in F major/A flat major)
EAN: 9790004413012
4 pages / 19 x 27 cm / 36 g / stapled
ChB 5371D
choral score
Version for mixed choir (in F major/A flat major)
EAN: 9790004816929
6 pages / 19 x 27 cm / digital edition
ChB 5405
choral score
Version for male choir (in A flat major)
To be published late abril 2026
EAN: 9790004414064
4 pages / 19 x 27 cm / 36 g / stapled
ChB 5405D
choral score
Version for male choir (in A flat major)
To be published late abril 2026
EAN: 9790004825679
5 pages / 19 x 27 cm / digital edition
Description
Description
The hymn from the tone poem Finlandia op. 26 for orchestra, one of the best-known works of Jean Sibelius, became the unofficial national anthem of Finland with the text of Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (1906–1962). In a time of great insecurity after the attack of the Soviet Union in 1939, Koskenniemi managed to capture the rising national consciousness and the hope of the Finns for an imminent solution of the conflict. Sibelius had already written an arrangement of the hymn for male choir on a different text in 1938 but agreed to use the text by Koskenniemi in 1940 while also participating in the revision process. After a suggestion by his publisher Roger Lindberg, he decided to write a version for mixed choir with the same text. This version in F major was published in 1949, but at Breitkopf & Härtel only with a German translation by Hellmuth von Hase.
The Finlandia-hymni with Koskenniemi’s text is therefore available at Breitkopf & Härtel for the first time as Urtext of the complete edition Jean Sibelius Works. The two editions include the version for male choir (currently in preparation) and the versions for mixed choir in F major and A flat major, respectively, the latter published for the first time outside of the complete edition.