芬兰音乐市场研究2025

This report is created as one of the deliverables of the project “Developing EuropeanMusic Export Capacity”. The project is co-funded by the European Commission.Author:Merja Hottinen, Emilia SipakkoLanguage and content editor:Virgo Sillamaa, Alice KattagoEditorial support & designer:Jess PartridgeResearch project coordinators:Virgo Sillamaa (EMEE) and Alice KattagoThe report was created between September 2024 and February 2025.The authors and the entire EMEE team expresses gratitude to all the professionals whowere willing to grant their time and expertise, including Sari Aalto-Setälä, Aino-MariaPaasivirta, Eveliina Pitkänen, Anna Reponen, Petrus Sillanpää, Ano Sirppiniemi, JukkaTaskinen, Tommi Tuomainen, Katja Vauhkonen and everyone else who in any wayhelped verify information and map the local scene. CONTENTS1. General Context2. Music Consumption3. Music Ecosystem4. Live Music Sector5. Recorded Music Sector6. Music Publishing & Synch Sector7. Media and PRReferences414182438444956 1. General Contextnorth and west - east. The southern part of Finland is much more densely populated than thenorth. The western Finland has been influenced by Sweden and has a large swedish-speakingpopulation, whereas the eastern part has been more influenced by Russian culture.Travel & transportationFinland has altogether 20 airports, but most international flights land to Finland’s largestairport in Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL) airport near the capital city (Visit Finland). More info can befound here. PopulationHelsinkiEspooTampereVantaaOulu5 635 971(Statistics Finland)674 500314 024255 050247 443214 6331.1Geography and GettingAroundMain areas and regions of FinlandFinland is divided into 19 regions,with 18 regions in the mainland, andone, Åland, in the archipelago. Ålandhasa special autonomous statuswithitsownparliamentlegislationgoverning many fields,and it is a demilitarised, neutral zone(Norden).Culturally,Finland can be dividedalong the basic dimensions: south - 4and You can arrive in Finland by boat to Helsinki (from Sweden, Estonia, Germany, Poland orLatvia), Turku (from Stockholm, Sweden), Vaasa (from Umeå, Sweden) and Hanko (fromNynäshamn, Sweden) (Visit Finland). You can also drive to Finland via Sweden and Norway inthe North.Generally in Finland, distances are long but the road network is extensive and publictransportation works well. Main roads between big cities and main areas are well maintained.You can also reach several cities by train. Railway traffic is operated by VR, and several buscompaniesoperate long-distance routes.You can plan your travel route with publictransportation for example in Traficom’s Matka.fi service (VisitFinland).The largest cities inFinlandCityPopulationRegionNotes on relevance as a music hubHelsinki674 500UusimaaThe biggest music scene in Finland, serving boththe Uusimaa area and all of Finland. Venues,groups and orchestras, festivals in all genresEspoo314 024UusimaaPart of the Helsinki metropolitan area. Culturalcentre, orchestra and cultural venues.Tampere255 050PirkanmaaVivid music scene in several genres. Concert hall,orchestras, small and big venues, festivalsaround the year.Vantaa247 443UusimaaPart of the Helsinki metropolitan area; smallercultural venues and orchestra.Oulu214 633NorthOstrobothniaRelevant for its many venues and festivals.Concert hall and orchestra. Regional centre forthe North of Finland.Turku201 863SouthwestFinlandVivid music scene in many genres, includingclassical music orchestra and several festivals.Jyväskylä147 746Central FinlandMusic hub for Central Finland, active live musicscene.Kuopio124 021North SavoMusic hub for Eastern Finland.Lahti120 693Päijät-HämeActive music city in different genres - venues andorchestras. Other relevant links:VisitFinland-information aboutregions & practical travel tips.This is Finland- Finland facts by theFinnish ministry for foreign affairs.Interactive mapof Finnish cities. 1.2 Society, economy and communication(Source if not otherwise stated:https://stat.fi/tup/suoluk/index_en.html)1.2.1. SocietyAs of 2024,Finland's population was approximately 5 635 971. The average age is 42,7 years formales and 45,2 years for females.Finland has two official languages: Finnish and Swedish.Finnish is the dominant language, spoken by 84,1% of the population, while Swedish is spokenby 5,1%.Other important language(s) include:Sami (or Saami) “Under the Constitution, the Saami, as an indigenous people, have the right tomaintain and develop their own language and culture. In their native region, the Saami havelinguistic and cultural self-government. - - The Saami Language Act applies to all three Saamilanguages spoken in Finland: Inari Saami, Skolt Saami and North Saami.” (Ministry of Justice)Sami-speakers constitute 0,04% of the population (2077 persons in 2024).The largest foreign-language populations: Russian (1,8 % in 2024), Estonian (0,9 % in 2024),Arabic (0,8 % in 2024), English (0,7 % in 2024), Ukrainian (0,7 % in 2024), Somali (0,5 % in 2