HAUHIA COUNTRY.
Finlands best country music in pictoresque environment !
2026 featuring That Band From Finland and Barnyad Pickers with Kevin Stocks.
That band from Finland builds its sound on stunning multi-part harmonies, catchy and melodic songwriting and a retro-flavoured mix of country, pop, folk and rock influences. Wild East bar is open.
Formed in 2023, That band from Finland comprises four singer-musicians of diverse ages and backgrounds. Milana Maria's phenomenal soul voice has already elicited comparisons to the classic stars of yesteryear, while Linda-Maria Anttila is a singer with a powerful and rootsy vocal style and a love for all things soulful. The sound of the group is filled out by the lyrical melodies of Dagmar Õunap, a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter hailing from the city of Viljandi, Estonia. The fourth member of the ensemble is Finnish-American Tom Coldwater, who also serves as the band's producer and principal songwriter.
In June 2025, That Band from Finland's song Catch of the Day won the award for Finland's Best Country Song 2025. The band's debut album Right Here Until We Ain't was released in October 2025, and the band is currently gigging primarily as an acoustic ensemble while focusing strongly on building an international audience alongside its native Nordic and Baltic homebase.
Offering the smell of hay and a relaxed country atmosphere, Barnyard Pickers is a band of five young professional musicians who perform both old and new American country music. The band's repertoire includes classics from many well-known country artists such as Buck Owens, Alan Jackson, and Merle Haggard.
Kevin Stocks has been in the music business for more than 20 years. In the year 2005 he made his debut in Nashville to record Shadows of Jim with Leo Jackson, the last of The Blue Boys! The original guys that played behind Jim Reeves and created The Nashville Sound. Kevin, "British Elvis" has also been in the famous The Voice of Finland-contest reaching semifinals.
Finlands Best Country Song contest finals at Hauhia Country 2026, choose the best song!