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Teosto distributes royalties to its members quarterly In September 2026, the payments primarily covered music performed between January and March 2026 on…

Artificial intelligence has quickly become part of everyday life in the Nordic countries, but attitudes towards AI-generated music has become more critical…

Nordic consumers want AI-generated music to be clearly labelled, and are calling for stronger protection for music creators whose works are used to train AI…

The use of paid music streaming services has increased moderately in Finland over the past two years, but the use of free versions remains the highest in the…

The Munich Regional Court has issued a landmark copyright ruling in the legal dispute between the German collective management organization GEMA and the AI…

The use of AI has increased in the music industry. At the same time, the AI market has developed, and licensing solutions have begun to emerge. To prepare for…

Today, on 15 June, performing rights organisation Teosto distributed €32 million in royalties to composers, lyricists, arrangers and music publishers.

The winners of the 2026 Teosto Prize are Joel Järventausta’s composition Fantasia pianolle ja orkesterille and Aili Järvelä’s compositions and lyrics on…

In 2025, Teosto distributed a total of EUR 6.3 million in music royalties collected from abroad to its members. The amount increased by 14% compared to the…

Teosto will be present at Tallinn Music Week, which runs from 9 to 12 April. Join us for a panel discussing going global from small markets or come hear what…

Today, on 23 March 2026, Teosto has distributed a total of EUR 13.7 million in royalties to composers, lyricists, arrangers, and music publishers. Of this…

In 2025, copyright royalties collected by Teosto reached a record high of EUR 92.3 million, more than EUR 4 million higher than in 2024.

The gender distribution in the Finnish music industry is still changing very slowly. The proportion of women among music creators, performers and producers…

The nominees for the 2026 Teosto Prize were selected from Finnish works of music that were published or premiered last year. Awarded for the 21st time, the…