Notable Students and Faculty (past and Present)
- Jean Sibelius, composer
- Juhani Aaltonen, Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist
- Kalevi Aho, composer
- Kim Borg, bass
- Linda Brava, violinist
- Victor Chestopal, pianist
- Leo Funtek (1885–1965), violinist, conductor, arranger and music professor
- Tuomas Holopainen, pianist and songwriter of the symphonic metal band Nightwish
- Soile Isokoski, soprano
- Pietari Inkinen, violinist, and conductor
- Sari Kaasinen, folk musician
- Perttu Kivilaakso, cellist in the band Apocalyptica
- Pekka Kostiainen, composer and choral conductor
- Kari Kriikku, clarinetist
- Matias Kupiainen, lead guitarist of the band Stratovarius
- Pekka Kuusisto, violinist
- Risto Lauriala, pianist
- Topi Lehtipuu, tenor
- Max Lilja, cellist in the band Hevein and founding member of Apocalyptica
- Magnus Lindberg, composer
- Paavo Lötjönen, cellist in the band Apocalyptica
- Antero Manninen, cellist in the band Apocalyptica and cellist in the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
- Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, composer
- Karita Mattila, soprano
- Olli Mustonen, pianist
- Sasha Mäkilä, assistant conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra
- Arto Noras, student of Paul Tortelier
- Sakari Oramo, the conductor of The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Mikko Paananen, known as Mige, bassist of the band HIM
- Jorma Panula, conductor, composer and teacher
- Martti Pokela, founder of the folk music department and former professor of the kantele
- Aku Raski aka Huoratron, electro house and chiptune composer
- Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer
- Martti Rousi, cello teacher
- Kaija Saariaho, composer
- David Searle, orchestral conductor of The Catholic University of America Symphony Orchestra
- Arja Saijonmaa, singer
- Aulis Sallinen, composer
- Matti Salminen, bass
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, the conductor of the LA Philharmonic
- Jukka-Pekka Saraste, former conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
- Soila Sariola, singer of the double platinum awarded and multiple gold winning vocal ensemble Rajaton
- Leif Segerstam, conductor of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
- Antti Siirala, winner of the Dublin, Leeds, and Beethoven international piano competitions
- Eicca Toppinen, cellist in the band Apocalyptica
- Tarja Turunen, soprano former singer of the symphonic metal band Nightwish
- Paula Vesala, singer of PMMP
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra
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