Stylized illustration of a sun with yellow and orange rays radiating outward, with a yellow circle representing the sun's core. Artwork from Finnish-German world music band Uusikuu's album Piknik (Nordic Notes, 2025).
Cover picture of Finnish world music band Uusikuu's new album Piknik (Nordic Notes, 2025). Artwork designed by Ryan C. Quarterman of Future Human Design Co. Photograph of Laura Ryhänen by Tatjana Coralie Klytta.
A pile of Uusikuu's new album Piknik, released in February 2025 on German world music label Nordic Notes.

New album out now

On a Nordic August evening, we gather with treats to celebrate summer in a joyful atmosphere. Uusikuu serve up a vibrant mix of musical delights under the Northern Lights with their sixth album, Piknik (released on 14 February 2025 on Nordic Notes). Piknik is a feast of rousing rhythms, deep emotions, romance, and drama—an ode to life’s exuberance.

Live

Uusikuu's Laura Ryhänen, Mikko Kuisma, Norbert Bremes, James Geier and Florian Dohrmann with their instruments during a promotional photo shoot in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg November 2025.
Uusikuu in a trio line up in a garden in Pfäffingen (Kreis Tübingen). Promotional material for the project Wanderlust with Claudia Brendler in 2019.
Uusikuu lead vocalist Laura Ryhänen with flowers in her hair and a light blue umbrella with pink flamingos in it. Promo material for Uusikuu's fourth album Flamingo (Nordic Notes, 2019).
Uusikuu during a video shoot for their new music video of Unto Mononen's classic Finnish tango Iltaan Syttyvät lamput, originally recorded by Eino Grön in the 1960s. Filmed in Tübingen.