YL Male Voice Choir

The YL Male Voice Choir, founded at Helsinki University in 1883, is Finland’s oldest Finnish-language choir and one of the most prominent male choirs in the world. Many of Sibelius’s most famous works for male choir were commissioned and premièred by YL. The choir is also known as a pioneer of contemporary music.

In addition to its wide-ranging a cappella repertoire, YL performs works for accompanied male choir with the world’s most distinguished orchestras and conductors. YL is conducted by Pasi Hyökki, one of Finland’s most renowned choir conductors of our times.