Teosto distributes EUR 11.8 million to music authors and publishers
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 amount, EUR 6.5 million was distributed to Teosto’s domestic and direct members. In total, more than 6,300 music authors and publishers received royalties in March.
Teosto distributes royalties to its members four times a year. The royalties in this distribution were collected mainly during the third quarter of 2024 for music used in concerts, on radio and television, as background music, in online and streaming services, and in Yle Areena and the Nelonen Ruutu+/Ruutu services.
The amount distributed to an individual author may range from a few euros to thousands of euros, depending on how many times their work has been performed and their share of the work. In this distribution, the median amount distributed to a single music author was about EUR 95.
You can find more detailed information about the distribution categories included in this distribution and the times when the royalties were collected in the distribution calendar on our website.
Royalties from public performance are on the rise, but in total the March 2025 distribution is smaller than a year ago
Royalties for public performances and the TV and radio category have increased when compared to the previous year. However, the March 2025 distribution is EUR 0.7 million smaller than in March 2024, mainly due to royalties from online services, which are almost a third smaller than those of last year.
This is mainly due to the non-recurring distributions in March 2024 (total EUR 0.8 million) from Meta, TikTok and Deezer. If these exceptional distribution amounts are ignored, the distribution in the online and streaming category will be roughly at the same level as last year.
Royalties in the March 2025 distribution were collected for the following categories of rights:
| Category of rights | March 2025 €m | March 2024 €m |
| Radio and TV | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Public performance | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Online services | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| Multiple (foreign countries, corrections) | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Total | 11.8 | 12.5 |
Distributions made four times a year
You can learn more about Teosto’s distributions on the Distributions page. Our members can also find details on their own distribution in our web service.
The total amount distributed by Teosto varies, depending on how comprehensively royalties can be collected in each music use category, and how quickly these can be allocated to the work to which they belong. Allocating the royalties requires work notifications submitted by music authors to Teosto for their own work as well as performance notifications or music use reports submitted by music performers and users.
The next Teosto distribution will be on 12 June 2025.