Photography: Elvi Keränen
Musician, composer, lyricist, and interdisciplinary artist – citizen of cosmos, based in Helsinki Finland. Teea Aarnio’s trilingual debut album ‘Väki’ was published 2023.
The ‘Väki’ album was crafted by Teea Aarnio in collaboration with US based music producer Jukka Backlund and with an international team of acclaimed professionals.
Teea Aarnio has worked in various projects in Finland and internationally. Collaborating with musicians and creatives from different backgrounds and disciplines is something that she enjoys deeply. She combines art and activism as she travels with music; valuing collaboration and service.
Teea Aarnio’s favourite musical creatives and guiding lights are for example: Australian Art Orchestra, Esperanza Spalding, Nicki Wells, Kaija Saariaho, Kae Tempest, Joni Mitchell, Walter Thomson, Mari Boine, Victor Wooten, Maarja Nuut, Kajsa Balto, Peter Gabriel, Jacob Collier, Angelique Kidjo, Kimmo Pohjonen, Selma Savolainen, Anoushka Shankar,, among others.
Year 2021 she became an artist member of Arts Management Helsinki. She’s currently working in various projects and studies in Global Music program at Sibelius Academy, University of Arts Helsinki.