Senior conductor

Major (mus.) Jaakko Nurila

Conductor

Captain (mus.) Risto Sojakka

Risto Sojakka is a versatile musician and conductor. He graduated as a Master of Music from the University of the Arts’ Sibelius Academy in 2019 and has completed his studies at the University of Stavanger, Norway.  Earlier, he has worked as a conductor of the Defence Forces Conscript Band in Hattula and The Dragoon Band in Lappeenranta.

Next to his official duties, Sojakka works as a visiting conductor and instructor of youth orchestras. In his free time, he can be spotted, for example, jogging on seaside walkways,  on forest hikes with his family or baking sourdough bread.