Skip to content
Teosto
Contact us
December
Teosto Cultural Foundation Awards Grants for Promoting Creation of Music
20.12.2024
The first grants from the Teosto Cultural Foundation have been awarded. A total of 68 music authors or projects received support.
Teosto distributes EUR 14.9 million to music authors and publishers
12.12.2024
Today, on 12 December 2024, Teosto has distributed a total of EUR 14.9 million in royalties to composers, lyricists, arrangers, and music publishers. Of this…
Global economic study shows human creators’ future at risk from generative AI
09.12.2024
The first ever global study measuring the economic impact of AI in the music and audiovisual sectors calculates that Generative AI will enrich tech companies…
Teosto Cultural Foundation
The foundation aims to improve the conditions and diversity of Finnish creative musical art and to make it more international over the long term.
November
Significant Support from Teosto’s Cultural Foundation for a new master’s program aimed at growing Finnish music industry
25.11.2024
The Master’s Programme in Music Business brings a new kind of commercial expertise to the Finnish music industry amidst the transformations brought about by…
Teosto Preparing for an International Work Database Upgrade Project – One-month Pause in the Registration of Works Upcoming
11.11.2024
The international ICE work database will be upgraded at the turn of 2025. The upgrade will cause a pause of about one month in the registration of works and…
Changes in Teosto’s General Terms and Conditions from 1 January 2025 Onwards
08.11.2024
We have amended our General Terms and Conditions. Changes enter into force 1 January 2025.
Apply Now for the First Grants by the Teosto Cultural Foundation – Funding for Professional Music Creators for Long-Term Work
04.11.2024
The Teosto Cultural Foundation will open its first application round on Monday, November 4, 2024. This pilot round allows applicants to seek support for…
October
Members under 18 years: Assignment of categories of rights and geographical areas to Teosto’s administration
Members under 18 years: Assignment of categories of rights and geographical areas to Teosto’s administration Appendix for…
Assignment of categories of rights and geographical areas to Teosto’s administration
Assignment of categories of rights and geographical areas to Teosto’s administration Appendix for Teosto’s membership…
Form for members under 18 years: Removal of rights or geographical areas from Teosto’s administration
Members under 18 years: Removal of categories of rights or geographical areas from Teosto’s administration Appendix for…
Lomake: Removal of categories of rights or geographical areas from Teosto’s administration
Removal of categories of rights or geographical areas from Teosto’s administration Appendix for Teosto’s membership agreement. …
Removal of categories of rights or geographical areas from Teosto’s administration
If you wish, you can completely remove one or more categories of rights from Teosto’s administration. In this case, we will not represent your works in the…
Removal of categories of rights and geographical areas from Teosto’s administration: assurances
If the use right granted by Teosto includes an extended collective licence, as referred to in section 26 of the copyright act, the member is considered to have…
Authors and Performers’ rights organisations urge Finnish Members of Parliament to reverse cuts to private copying compensation
30.10.2024
The European and international organisations of authors and performers’ collective management organisations in the audiovisual, music, literary and visual…
CISAC Global Collections Report 2024: Global creators’ royalties up 7.6% to new high of EUR 13.1 billion in 2023
24.10.2024
Global royalty collections for creators grew by 7.6% to a new high of EUR 13.1 billion in 2023. The increase was driven by continued steady growth in digital…
Submit a claim
Claim Claims are specific to each performance area. If the work or the works will be or have been used in programs, advertisements,…
Order form for web service credentials
Order form for web service credentials IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE THIS!In addition…
Notification on pseudonym(s)
Notification on pseudonym(s) Appendix for Teosto’s membership agreement I will…
Become a publisher member
Become a publisher member: Ordering membership agreement You can become our member if music publishing is a regular part of your…
Music Listening in Finland 2024: Finns prefer to listen to their self-created playlists and to radio
23.10.2024
According to IFPI Finland’s and Teosto’s Music Listening in Finland 2024 survey, in Spotify listening, the dominance of self-created playlists has further…
Event License Price List 2024-2025
The Event License is an “umbrella” that covers rights represented by both Teosto and Gramex that are needed for using music at different kinds of events.…
Apply for Teosto voting membership as a music publisher
Thank you for your interest in becoming a voting member in Teosto. We accept voting membership applications all year round.
Apply for Teosto voting membership as a music author
Thank you for your interest in becoming a voting member in Teosto. Please check that you meet the voting membership requirements and then send us your details…
Music Listening in Finland 2024: Finland has two million music fans, of whom 50,000 are superfans
14.10.2024
The superfan phenomenon has become a topic of discussion in the music industry globally.  According to IFPI Finland’s and Teosto’s Music Listening in…
New Nordic Report: Music Rights Organisations Should Prioritise Social Sustainability Issues
08.10.2024
There is substantial potential for the industry and Music Rights Organisations (CMOs) to act on sustainability. That is the conclusion of a new Nordic report…
Music Listening in Finland 2024: Finns already consider gig and concert ticket prices to be too high – has the ceiling been reached?
04.10.2024
In IFPI Finland’s and Teosto’s Music Listening in Finland 2024 survey, more than half of Finns stated that the main reason for not buying music event…
September
Membership form for residents in non-SEPA countries

Fill the form below in order to receive a Teosto membership agreement via email.

Teosto distributes EUR 16.7 million to music authors and publishers
19.09.2024
Today, on 19 September 2024, Teosto has distributed a total of EUR 16.7 million in royalties to composers, lyricists, arrangers, and music publishers. Of this…
August
Creators’ rights organisations call for drastic cut in Finland’s private copying compensation to be reversed
05.08.2024
European and international associations of authors’ collective management organisations in the audiovisual, music, text and visual art’s sectors – CISAC,…
June
Polaris Nordic Digital Survey Points to Consumer Support for Fairness & Transparency in AI-Generated Music
27.06.2024
Polaris Hub, the alliance of Nordic collection societies KODA (Denmark), TEOSTO (Finland) and TONO (Norway), has released the results of its 2024 Polaris…
Music in Films, TV Series and Advertisements
Music plays a central role in films, documentaries, TV series, advertisements and other audiovisual content. We want to help productions use music creatively,…
Membership form for a person without Finnish online banking credentials or a minor

Teosto distributed more than EUR 26 million to music authors and publishers
13.06.2024
Today, on 13 June, the Finnish Composers’ Copyright Society Teosto distributed EUR 26.6 million in royalties to composers, lyricists, arrangers and music…
Kuvituskuva
Registering a work created with the aid of artificial intelligence
As a Teosto member, you have agreed in the membership agreement to submit work notifications for your works and to report all relevant information concerning…
Teosto publishes instructions for registering music produced with the help of artificial intelligence
12.06.2024
Teosto has published new instructions concerning the registration of music produced with the help of artificial intelligence. The guidelines are based on…
AI in the Creative Industry
The EU AI Act was unanimously approved by the Member States at the Coreper meeting in early February 2024. The Act's official entry into force is on summer…
Government Programme Objectives
Growth for the Creative Industries Our objectives for…
DIY -Musiikintekijä kuuntelee musiikkia
Teosto from a DIY Artist’s Perspective
Do you write and publish your own music without a publisher or record company? You are one of a growing group of music authors known by different titles: DIY…
Music Rights and Royalties
The performance and reproduction of music is subject to various rights and royalties. On this page, you will find a brief information package on the main…
Tido säveltää musiikkia
Support for Internationalisation
As our member, you will be paid royalties also when your music is played abroad. We have a wide international network, and we will provide services and advise…
Teosto tarjoaa palveluita säveltäjille. Cecilia damstrom säveltää ja soittaa pianoa
Services for Composers
Teosto’s basic services are identical for both composers of contemporary music and authors of popular music. However, some practical matters, such as grants…
For New Members
Thank you for joining Teosto! We are happy to have you as a part of Finland’s largest community of music authors. On this page, you can find essential…
Piirretty maapallo
Performances Abroad
For live performances abroad, a performance notification must be submitted in our web service so that we can pay you the performing right royalties. Report the…
Report and Claim Music Usage
With a claim, you can notify us about the use of your music on foreign TV channels, video on demand (VOD) services, or in foreign cinemas. It is advisable to…
Kuvituskuva, kuvaaja: Vessi Hämäläinen
How to Submit a Performance Notification
If you do not have web service login credentials for a performer yet, you can get them by logging in with your Finnish online banking credentials or mobile…
May
tapahtuman striimaus puhelimella
Using Music Online and on Social Media
Osta musiikin käyttölupa verkossa tapahtuviin tapahtumiin, livestriimeihin ja musiikkia sisältäviin tallenteisiin.
Porin Jazz tapahtuma
Licences and Prices
I don't have a licence yet: Do you organise events, concerts festivals or other event where you play music or do you use music online? Below, you find…
Organising Events with Music
Organising events and using music at gigs, concerts, corporate events and parties always requires a licence, regardless if they are live events or streamed…
Youtube mobiililaitteelta katsottuna
Music on websites, social media, and downloading and streaming services
Music on websites, social media, and downloading and streaming services …
Liisa Ketomäki appointed CEO of Teosto Cultural Foundation
28.05.2024
The recently established Teosto Cultural Foundation has appointed Liisa Ketomäki (MA, MSSc) as its CEO. Ketomäki is an international leader with considerable…
Use of Music in Education

Recordings and AV productions
Teosto Cultural Foundation Awards Grants for Promoting Creation of Music …
Concerts, Festivals, Conventions
Concerts, Festivals, Conventions …
Instructions for Choirs
In addition to performing at events organised by others, many choirs also organise concerts and events themselves. If the choir is the organising party, you…
A strong 2023 for Teosto – more and more music authors and publishers receive Teosto royalties
16.05.2024
Teosto, which collects music copyright royalties for composers, lyricists, arrangers and music publishers in Finland, increased its revenue by almost 4%, from…
Teosto’s key figures in 2023
Teosto’s key figures in 2023 Royalties collected by Teosto Distributions from Teosto to music authors and…
Annual report 2023
2023 was a strong year for Teosto, as both the amount of royalties we collected and our total distribution to music composers, lyricists, arrangers and music…
Musiikkibaari
Licences for Restaurants

If music is playing in the restaurant, a licence is required. The type of licence required depends on a few factors:

Zachris Stierncreutz eli Knipi
Licence Pricing and Invoicing
The amount of royalties paid for the use of music, that is the price of the different licences, is based on the significance of music in the user’s…
How to Use the Web Service
With our easy-to-use web service, you can take care of your matters when it suits you best. You can use the service to report new works and live performances,…
Complaints
Complaints can be submitted in the web service to correct a distribution. You can make a complaint after a distribution if you notice any omissions or errors…
April
The Teosto Prize 2024 goes to the works of Minna Leinonen and Tinyhawk & Bizzarro
22.04.2024
The winners of the 2024 Teosto Prize are Minna Leinonen’s composition …and we are rotating with it and Jenni Kinnunen’s compositions and Kinnunen’s and…
Discrimination in the music industry still prevalent – discrimination based on ethnicity, age or gender is especially common
02.04.2024
Discrimination and inappropriate treatment are still prevalent in the Finnish music industry. For example, up to 61% of individuals belonging to ethnic…
March
Teosto distributes EUR 12.5 million to music authors and publishers
21.03.2024
Today, on 21 March 2024, Teosto has distributed a total of EUR 12.5 million in royalties to composers, lyricists, arrangers, and music publishers. Of this…
New ISNI Identifier creates better opportunities for international author identification
12.03.2024
A recently completed report  examines the benefits of the ISNI identifier and its potential to copyright management organisations (CMO). This unique…
February
Seven works of music nominated for the 2024 Teosto Prize
27.02.2024
The nominees for the 2024 Teosto Prize were selected from Finnish works of music published or premiered in 2023. The Teosto Prize, which was first awarded in…
Survey to Collect Information about Equality and Discrimination in the Finnish Music Industry
16.02.2024
Teosto is releasing a survey aimed at individuals working in the music industry, with the objective of assessing the state of equality and discrimination…
Give us feedback!

Feedback from users is important when we develop our web services. Let us know your experiences of our service!