Creative work is beneficial

We increase the cultural and economic value of Finnish music by investing in professional music creators and their works. We promote renewal and diversity in the field of music and help music creators, and their works reach audiences in Finland and abroad. We award grants to creators and fund music-related projects. We believe that creative work is beneficial.

Music creators need financial freedom to focus on their creative work. We award grants to: 

  • Professional creators of music works, such as composers, lyricists and arrangers.
  • Entities who bring music creators and their works to the public and build audiences, such as music publishers and music exporters.
  • Professionals who support our goals by promoting and renewing the field.

Grants for music creators

Our grants provide music creators the opportunity to focus on their creative work and to reach a higher level in their craft and career.

Application rounds:
1.9.2025–21.9.2025
1.3.2026–21.3.2026

Application guidelines

Project grants

We target our funding to projects that support our goals of diversity, renewal in the field, and reaching audiences.

You can apply year-round

Application guidelines

Teosto Cultural Foundation funds the Diverse Music Industry (Moninainen musiikkiala) project

The Diverse Music Industry project supports music creators, both professional and aspiring to be professional, who experience a sense of exclusion and/or marginalisation.

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