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
2024 grant recipient Bettina Bergström makes trailer music and competes for work with the world’s top music creators
Bettina Bergström, 37, is a music producer and composer building an international career in synchronised music. She makes remixes for Universal Music artists such as Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Norah Jones and Maggie Rogers. Bergström applied for a grant from the Teosto Cultural Foundation’s pilot round in 2024 for “music production equipment required for working on an international level”.
The 2025 grant decisions have been published – €693,000 for music creators and projects
The Teosto Cultural Foundation grants for 2025 have been awarded. In this application round, a total of €560,000 was awarded to music creators, and music industry projects received funding amounting to €133,000. The Foundation’s Board confirmed the decisions in its meeting on 26 November 2025.
