Tuomas Kantelinen

{{Short description|Finnish composer}}

Tuomas Kantelinen (born 22 September 1969 in Kankaanpää) is a Finnish composer. He studied composition at the Sibelius Academy with Eero Hämeenniemi. He is best known for his scores for films such as Rukajärven tie, Äideistä parhain, Mindhunters and Mongol. He has also composed the opera Paavo the Great. Great Race. Great Dream, chamber music and orchestral works as well as music for television shows and commercials.[http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/mainframe?readform&4E653604F89B5A02C2257110002AF5A0 Finnish Music Information Centre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190206/http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/mainframe?readform&4E653604F89B5A02C2257110002AF5A0 |date=2007-09-27 }}