3.3.2012 WE´RE CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF FINRG

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FOREIGN GUESTS
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URBAN ROOM

PLASMADANCERJP HYBRIDIZE SET
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BIG MISTAKE 
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BUSINESS CITY DEEJAYS 

VISUALS

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HISTORY OF FINRG

Ten years ago the story of a modern viking invasion began, in the form of Finnish-brewed electronic music. An army of artists, music publishing and event organizing soon formed around its core, finally becoming a unique phenomenon.

We are proud to present the fact that possibly for the first time in history, a brand name has become such a trademark that an entire genre of hard dance was named after it. That name is FINRG. FINRG is all about the whispers of the nordic winds, ancestor spirits and mythology, sunshine on midsummer nights and the deep darkness of polar night.

LABEL

It all started back in 2002. At first, it was the crazy idea of DJ Karri K, Carbon Based and DJ Nemes to set up a hard dance label. Soon it became clear that the idea wasn't that crazy at all and before anyone really noticed, they had the very first release in their hands. "FINRG001 - Carbon Based: Kraateri / Karri K & DFG: Be Quiet" got good international reviews and started all the buzz.

Things started to roll. Soon after a new label, FINRG Hard, was set up to release the harder edge of Finnish freeform. "FINRGHARD001 - Alek Száhala: Man Eaten / Alek Száhala: Invitation" was the first release, nowadays a Finnish freeform classic.

At some point Karri K and Nemes dropped off and DJ Rx came along. By that time, most of the music was still released as vinyl, yet as a format it is very unpleasant in terms of size, weight and manufacturing costs. Alongside publishing, FINRG started a web store with mp3s, vinyl, imported music and merchandise products. The shop was a great success but it was never intended to be FINRG's main business.

DJ Swoosh joined back in 2006 with fresh ideas and energy to share. Shortly after that, the Hybridize sub label was born. Hybridize was more into harder trance than its bigger brother,  which concentrated on Freeform. "Younger artists" like Substanced, Grimsoul and Sam One were the trendsetters of Hybridize, and it soon became a well known part of FINRG all over the world. At the same time, FINRG's business model changed to pinpoint sharing, rather than selling, music.

FINRG is still on that path and recently exceeded more than 150.000 downloads all around the world, from Chile to Azerbaijan. That's a hell of a lot of kicks and basslines.

EVENTS

At the very beginning, it was decided that events would be a big part of FINRG. It was clear that whatever FINRG events would be, they'd be top quality productions with interesting artists in well established venues.

The first FINRG Tour back in 2003 included three events. It was also the first time when the FINRG Collective was introduced.

In 2004, there were 5 events including Turku, Tampere and Lahti, and FINRG artists became more and more popular.

2005 was the year of the "Comminatio Arctica" tour and it finally blew the bank! The main event held on the eve of independence day in Diva, Lahti was sold out and afterwards it was described as the best hard dance event of 2005 in Finland. By that time, FINRG artists had started to have an international reputation and they were touring in the UK and Australia to entertain bigger crowds.

2006 was the year of the "Barbwire Apocalypse tour". FINRG did it again with events in Helsinki (a co-operation with Säde), Lahti, Turku and Tampere bringing top names of the international hard dance scene including Guld (JP), Ephexis (UK), Clerics of Anarchy (AUS) and Eryk Orpehus (UK) to name a few.

2007 was the year of the Hakkapeliitta hard dance collection and a tour with the Nu Energy dudes in Helsinki and (yet again) sold out event in Lahti.

In 2008 FINRG held a trademark eve of independence day event in Helsinki with the FINRG and Hybridize Collectives and it was also one of the main events of the Finnish hard dance scene in 2008.

Now, in 2012, we are back!

EXTRAS

DJ Rx - YLE X essential Xmix

DJ Rx - YLE X interview and essential Xmix

WHERE

USEFUL TIPS

Attention foreign guests!

Because Salpausselkä Ski Championship weekend, all hotels in Lahti city area are already full booked! We recommend to try your luck to find accommodation in surrounding areas (Hollola, Orimattila, Nastola, Asikkala / Vääksy) Helsinki would also be good. Distance between Lahti - Helsinki is 100km, about an hour by train or bus

1. Use Journey Planner service to check the train and bus connections between Helsinki and Lahti.
Helsinki Central Train Station, Asema-aukio, 00100 Helsinki.
Nightclub Senssi, (10 years of FINRG venue) Hämeenkatu 16, Lahti 15100.

2. Train tickets to Helsinki - Lahti and Lahti - Helsinki can be bought from VR online ticket shop.

3. You may also want to book cheap yet high quality hotel rooms from Omena Hotelli
Please reserve your hotel rooms as soon as possible, Omena Hotelli is very popular and due to the huge demand they are almost always fully booked during weekends. Other more expensive options are Scandic Helsinki, Hilton Helsinki Airport.

4. You can also check the local 5 day weather forecast from Foreca website 

5. Information about how to order taxi in finland (including numbers)
Taxi order number in Helsinki is +358 (0) 100 0700  - and in Lahti +358 (0) 600 300 41

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