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   Wow, that's quite a list! Even I haven't heard all those bands. It goes all the way from metal to jazz. 

I would recommend Wigwam and Pekka Pohjola first. They are maybe the best known Finnish prog related artists. Wigwam's Nuclear Nightclub from 1975 is great album. That's where they added some pop elements to their prog. 

Pekka Pohjola played bass in Wigwam but started a solo career. He even played with Mike Oldfield for a while. Instrumental, jazz fusion type of music. 

Kingston Wall made three psychedelic prog rock albums in 90's. They were an amazing live band. Power trio.

Ageness released good neo prog albums in 90's and 00's. Some Genesis and Yes influences there. 

Von Hertzen Brothers can be described as progressive too. They mix weird elements in their pop/rock sound. 

Wheel just released a new album. They have Tool-type modern metal sound. 

I tried to cover a few different genres quickly there. Hope there's something for your taste!

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SoundsofManala Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: May 12 2021 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 89	Post Options Post Reply Quote SoundsofManala Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: June 08 2021 at 01:47
	Wow, that's quite a list! Even I haven't heard all those bands. It goes all the way from metal to jazz. I would recommend Wigwam and Pekka Pohjola first. They are maybe the best known Finnish prog related artists. Wigwam's Nuclear Nightclub from 1975 is great album. That's where they added some pop elements to their prog. Pekka Pohjola played bass in Wigwam but started a solo career. He even played with Mike Oldfield for a while. Instrumental, jazz fusion type of music. Kingston Wall made three psychedelic prog rock albums in 90's. They were an amazing live band. Power trio. Ageness released good neo prog albums in 90's and 00's. Some Genesis and Yes influences there. Von Hertzen Brothers can be described as progressive too. They mix weird elements in their pop/rock sound. Wheel just released a new album. They have Tool-type modern metal sound. I tried to cover a few different genres quickly there. Hope there's something for your taste!

nick_h_nz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Prog Metal / Heavy Prog Team Joined: March 01 2013 Location: Suffolk, UK Status: Offline Points: 6737	Post Options Post Reply Quote nick_h_nz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 08 2021 at 00:57
	It depends largely on your definition of prog, so ignoring what is or isn’t prog completely, here is what is on my iPod. Potentially, that means I am missing something that isn’t presently on my iPod, but it’s still a pretty good list! Aeon Antenna Aho Laurie Ainala Amoral Amorphis Band of Weeds Barren Earth Callisto The Chant Circle Dai Kaht Ektroverde Farmakon Jukka Gustavson Haikara Hallater Hexvessel Hōyry-Kone Inner Light Orchestra Jeavestone Mikko Joenssu K-X-P Kairon;IRSE! Karina Pekko Käppi Kataya Kaukolampi Kingston Wall Eero Koivistoinen Sakari Kukko Kuolemanlaakso Liquid Wolf Malady Minutian Naryan Oddland Onségan Ensemble Oranssi Pazuzu Pekka Pohjola Perihelion Ship Pharaoh Overlord Piirpauke Pressure Points Secret North Ox Silent Voices Sisare Sleep of Monsters Superfjord Tasavallan Presidentti Jukka Tolonen Trees of Eternity Waste of Space Orchestra Wheel Wigwam Wintersun It might be easier if you let me know what sort of music you’re looking for, as there’s almost a bit of everything in there (krautrock, metal, ambient, folk, psych, etc.)
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Progishness Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 10 2020 Location: Planet Rhubarb Status: Offline Points: 2565	Post Options Post Reply Quote Progishness Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 08 2021 at 00:39
	I've never delved into any Finnish prog - any suggestions/recommendations?
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nick_h_nz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Prog Metal / Heavy Prog Team Joined: March 01 2013 Location: Suffolk, UK Status: Offline Points: 6737	Post Options Post Reply Quote nick_h_nz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 08 2021 at 00:26
	Welcome! So many of my favourite bands and artists come from Finland. Such a great country for inventive music. ❤️🇫🇮
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Progishness Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 10 2020 Location: Planet Rhubarb Status: Offline Points: 2565	Post Options Post Reply Quote Progishness Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 07 2021 at 23:14
	Welcome to the forums!
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SoundsofManala Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: May 12 2021 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 89	Post Options Post Reply Quote SoundsofManala Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: June 07 2021 at 15:56
	I found progressive rock in early 90's. Before that I was listening mostly metal. Many metal bands have progressive elements and I gravitated towards those naturally. It was a smooth transition from Iron Maiden and Helloween to Queensryche, Fates Warning, Dream Theater and from there to Rush, Marillion, Yes and the rest. Hold Your Fire, Seasons End, Union. Not the most respected set of albums but for me they were (and still are) the perfect blend of great songwriting, progressive elements and that juicy 80's production. I kind of lost my touch in prog scene in early 2000's as many of my favourite bands were making not-so-great albums. Few years ago I pushed myself into finding new prog music and was pleasantly surprised to find many great new bands. I hope I will find many more from here.