Finlandia, Op. 26, is a tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was written in 1899 and revised in 1900. The piece was composed for the Press Celebrations of 1899, a covert protest against increasing censorship from the Russian Empire, and was the last of seven pieces performed as an accompaniment to a tableau depicting episodes from Finnish history. The premiere was on 2 July 1900 in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus. A typical performance takes between 7½ and 9 minutes.
| Date of composition | 1900 (1899-1900; composed for the Press Celebrations of 1899) |
| Premiered | 1900, July 2nd in Helsinki, Finland |
| First published | 1905 |
| Catalogue | Op. 26 |
| Approx. duration | 8 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
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