Helsinki Strings

The Helsinki Strings (Finnish: 'Helsingin juniorijouset') is a string youth orchestra in Helsinki, Finland.^[1]

Helsinki Strings
String youth orchestra
Native name	Helsingin juniorijouset
Former name	Helsinki Junior Strings
Founded	1972 (1972)
Principal conductor	Kasmir Uusitupa
Website	www.juniorijouset.fi

The orchestra was founded in 1972 by Géza and Csaba Szilvay, who conducted it until their retirement in 2010.^[2] The present^[when?] conductor is Jukka Rantamäki.^[3]