Lobby organisation
Teosto
NGO or non-profit · Media & publishing · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry
As of 8 October 2026, Teosto appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“Teosto manages the copyrights of music authors and promotes Finnish creative music. We make sure that our rightsholder members – i.e. composers, lyricists and music publishers – receive royalties when their music is used. We represent nearly 40,000 Finnish and around three million foreign composers, lyricists, arrangers and music publishers.”
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“Teosto has around 30,000 customers who use music: radio and TV companies, event producers, restaurants and other businesses and organisations. Teosto's vision is: We increase the cultural and commercial importance of music. Our goal is to ensure that Finland offers good conditions for working in the the creative industries and using music professionally.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 14 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024).
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 14 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2025 | Sebastian Tynkkynen | Tekoälytilaisuus |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Li Andersson | AI and copyrights |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Merja Kyllönen | Teoston ajankohtaiset EU-asiat |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Jussi Saramo | Tekijänoikeudet |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Eero Heinäluoma | Tekijänoikeudet |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Aura Salla | Role of AI in the music sector, role of platform companies (e.g. Spotify) in the value chain, the declining level of compensation and remuneration for creative workers and the fragile state of the sector + Creative sectors´ key messages |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Sebastian Tynkkynen | Musiikin luovan alkutuotannon tekijänoikeudet |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Eero Heinäluoma | Ajankohtaisaiheet |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Maria Guzenina | Future of art and culture |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Maria Guzenina | Music industry |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Aura Salla | Introductory meeting; AI, copyrights |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Anna-Maja Henriksson | Current situation of the creative industries |
| 26 Sep 2024 | Elsi Katainen | Tuleva kausi, luovat alat, kulttuuri |
| 21 Feb 2020 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | Copyright and immaterial rights |
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