Riku Lievonen will start on 18 May 2026 as Director of Communications and Community Relations at Gramex. Lievonen joins Gramex from Burson, a communications agency, as an influencer communications specialist.

What does it take for an artist to break through? Yona realised that making good music alone is not enough for a breakthrough. By following one’s calling, however, it is possible to achieve a different kind of breakthrough.

In 2025, responsibility played a central role at Gramex, as the sustainability programme was implemented in a comprehensive manner for the first time. At the same time, Gramex’s core operations related to the management and distribution of remunerations collected for the use of music continued steadily and efficiently in a changing operating environment.

Wondering why your remunerations haven’t found their way to you? Check our list to see if any of your songs are in need of correction.

Rap music already caught Spekti’s interest during his upper secondary school years. After completing his military service, the Finnish rap group Trilogia was formed. Spekti first heard about Gramex when Trilogia collaborated with another Finnish rap group, Fintelligens.

Singer-songwriter Maija Vilkkumaa wants to build value and appreciation for pop music - and thus success.

Gramex paid out around €4.5 million in the spring settlement of 24.3.2026. Around 9 300 domestic music performers and producers represented by Gramex received compensation.

When Gramex and JVG launched the Value of Music campaign at the end of October 2025, few could have anticipated the phenomenon it would create: the campaign reached a total of 2.37 million people on social media alone. Yet the conversation about the value of music continues, even though the campaign has now been successfully concluded.

The gender distribution in the Finnish music industry is still changing very slowly. The proportion of women among music creators, performers and producers only grows in small increments from year to year. However, the distributions paid to women are increasing more than the proportion of women. Although the differences are still large, both Teosto’s and Gramex’s statistics show that women’s visibility and earnings in the Finnish music industry are increasing.

The artist Vahtera, who is currently working on her third album, believes that the joy of making music stays alive when you are surrounded by good people.