Sibelius’s home, Ainola, in Järvenpää. Photo: © Sibelius One

The city of Järvenpää is commencing a collaboration with the Sibelius estate at the beginning of 2026. Thanks to the agreement, announced on 8 December 2025 (the 160th anniversary of Sibelius’s birth), Järvenpää will be able to market itself as the official home town of Sibelius. The city also has permission to use the official, internationally registered Jean Sibelius trademark in its communications and marketing. The agreement is valid until the end of 2028, and the intention is to extend the three-year agreement when it expires.

The city of Järvenpää has of course been the de facto home of Sibelius for more than a century; he moved into his home Ainola in 1904. The city did not previously have an official agreement with the Sibelius family concerning the use of the Sibelius brand, however, and if the brand was used, it has previously been by separate agreement with the heirs.