Teosto is a Finnish copyright collecting society representing composers, lyricists, arrangers, and music publishers. Established in 1928, Teosto has been…

Teosto safeguards the commercial and cultural value of the copyrights of composers, lyricists, arrangers and music publishers in a changing society.

Music Report – Set List If you are a foreign performer playing in Finland, please submit your performance notification using…

The Nordic music sector’s five Collective Management Organisations – Koda (Denmark), STEF (Iceland), STIM (Sweden), TEOSTO (Finland) and TONO (Norway) –…

AI services rely on copyrighted music to 1) train and 2) generate music, which 3) directly competes with the human-created music the AI model is trained on.…

The winners of the 2025 Teosto Prize are Mioko Yokoyama's composition Mineralization and Kristo Laanti's works on DJ Kridlokk’s album Hai. The total prize…

The recent equality barometer for the music industry shows that equality is gradually improving in the industry. However, inequality, inappropriate treatment…

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape creative industries, it is vital to build mutually beneficial systems to protect and compensate human…

Today, on 13 March 2025, Teosto has distributed a total of EUR 11.8 million in royalties to composers, lyricists, arrangers, and music publishers. Of this…

The nominees for the 2025 Teosto Prize were selected from Finnish works of music that were published or premiered last year. Awarded for the 20th time, the…

Royalties collected internationally are paid quarterly alongside our regular distributions as they are processed.

Equality and non-discrimination are fundamental rights based on international and national regulations and agreements. Everyone has the right to be treated…

MTV and Teosto have over the past several years had disagreements regarding copyright royalties for music content in MTV's audiovisual services. As a result,…

We have a wide network of international partners and we will pay you royalties when your music is played abroad. We have reciprocal representation agreements…

Teosto's recent study on the use of AI in the music industry reveals that the increased use and awareness of AI have also brought its threats into sharper…

International royalties collected by Teosto increased significantly in 2024. Royalties from foreign copyright collecting societies to Finnish music creators…

The project to upgrade the international work database has been successfully completed, and Teosto's web service is open. New works and publishing agreements…