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Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri

Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri (RSO) is the main radio orchestra of [l=YLE], Finland's national broadcasting company. It was founded in 1927, as an orchestra of ten players, only a year after YLE was founded. The orchestra consists of 98 musicians, and it mainly performs in [l=Musiikkitalo] in Helsinki. Chief conductors: [a=Erkki Linko] (1927-1929) Toivo Haapanen (1929-1950) [a=Nils-Eric Fougstedt] (1950-1961) [a=Paavo Berglund] (1962-1971) [a=Okko Kamu] (1971-1977) [a=Leif Segerstam] (1977-1987) [a=Jukka-Pekka Saraste] (1987-2001) (currently Conductor Laureate) [a=Sakari Oramo] (August 2003-2012) [a=Hannu Lintu] (2013-) In Swedish: Finska Radions Symfoniorkester (RSO) . In English: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO).