Last month, the first Finnish seven-inch vinyl in almost 30 years was produced in Kyläsaari, Helsinki, along with the first ever Finnish record pressed from biovinyl.

According to a recent customer and stakeholder survey, Gramex customer satisfaction has improved significantly. The Gramex Customer Satisfaction Index (NPS) in the survey, which ended in early October, was 43 points, compared to 1.34 in the previous survey. Customers cited an efficient accounting process and a renewed, more professional and ambitious approach as the reasons for the increased ratings.

Don't Kill The Culture campaign, launched on Tuesday 11 June, calls on policymakers to preserve fair stage of private copying compensation. According to creative sector organisations, the Finnish government's planned cut from 11 million to 5.5 million would be unjustified and devastating to the cultural offer across Finland. Gramex calls on all music performers, producers and music lovers to join the campaign.

Around a quarter of Gramex's personal customers, i.e. music performers and producers, are women. The results show that women are still under-represented in the music sector in relation to the population as a whole. Gramex released the statistics to mark Women's Day and Equality Day on 8 March.