Suomi-marssi

Suomi-marssi (lit. 'Finland March') is a Finnish military march composed in 1837 by Vääpeli Erik Wilhelm Eriksson of Kaartin Soittokunta. The march is also known as Marsch aus Petersburg or Petersburger Marsch. The Finnish Guard Jaeger Regiment uses it as a parade march.[1][2]

Suomi-marssi
March by Erik Wilhelm Eriksson
EnglishFinland March
Other nameMarsch aus Petersburg
Petersburger Marsch
GenreMartial music
Published1837

History

The march was first played in 1837 when the Finnish Guards' Rifle Battalion was practicing with the Russian Imperial Guard in Krasnoye Selo. Nicholas I gifted the march to Frederick William III of Prussia. The march was included in the official list of marches of the Prussian Army with the name "Marsch aus Petersburg".[1] The march is still used by the Bundeswehr[2] and by the Finnish Armed Forces.

References

  1. Vuolio, Jukka (2006). Soi raikuen torvet ja rummut: Suomen sotilasmusiikin perinteitä sanoin, kuvin ja sävelin (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 82. ISBN 9529211163.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "Lexikon zur Militärmusik in Württemberg". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-09-07.


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