What is Teosto?

The Finnish Composers' Copyright Society Teosto is the copyright organization for composers, lyric writers, arrangers and music publishers. It has more than 23,000 music author and publisher members and, additionally, it represents some two million rightholders around the world.

Teosto provides licensing products for performing and reproducing music that meets the needs of music using customers, and distributes the royalties to the rightholders - the music authors.

Teosto also promotes the diversity of creative composing.

In 2009, domestic sales revenue amounted to EUR 41 million, of which, after deducting expenses, EUR 35.2 million (86.5%) was distributed to music authors and publishers, and used for the promotion of Finnish music.

Annual Report 2009 >