Musiikkituottajat


Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry, or Musiikkituottajat for short,, IFPI Finland in English, is the umbrella organization of recording producers active in Finland, with 23 record labels as its members.

Activity

The aim of the association is "to improve the cultural-political situation and legal protections of record production, develop the distribution and production of recordings and music videos and participate in governing and overseeing the production rights". Musiikkituottajat is the Finnish representative of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. It is also one of the three member associations of Gramex.
Since 1994, Musiikkituottajat has been responsible for composing the official records chart, the Official Finnish Charts. The list was produced in cooperation with the Finnish Broadcasting Company until late 2009. The association governs the ISRC codes used in Finland and it also keeps account of the best-selling recordings of all time in Finland and awards acts with the gold and platinum certifications.

Sales certification

In certifying recordings sold in Finland, Musiikkituottajat takes into account both physical and digital sales. The certifications awarded by Musiikkituottajat and their sales limits are the following:

Albums

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Note: Domestic albums use the current threshold for albums released on or after January 1, 2010. For foreign albums, the threshold was used for albums released on or after January 1, 2008. Double, triple and multi-platinum award levels were introduced in 1989.

Singles, EPs and DVDs

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Video certifications was introduced in June 2004. For extended plays, it uses the current thresholds, for releases on or after January 1, 2010.

Certification levels (timeline)

Music recording certification was introduced in Finland in September 1971.

Albums

Gold
CertificationBefore July 1973Before October 1975Before January 1994Before January 2001Before January 2010Since January 2010
Gold20,00015,00025,00020,00015,00010,000

Platinum
CertificationBefore January 1989Before January 1994Before January 2001Before January 2010Since January 2010
Platinum100,00050,00040,00030,00020,000

Diamond
CertificationFrom October 1975 until December 31, 1988
Diamond50,000

Singles

Gold
CertificationBefore January 1, 1991Since January 1, 1991
Gold10,0005,000

Platinum

List of albums certified by Musiikkituottajat

Gold

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The organization was established in 1970 under the name Äänilevytuottajat. Before 1970, the companies in the industry were unionized in Soitinalan Tuottajaliitto. In 1982, the organization took the name Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat ÄKT, which became the current Musiikkituottajat on August 26, 2010.

Events

Musiikkituottajat organizes the following annual events:
In addition, Musiikkituottajat organized the JANNE Awards for the best productions in classical music. The awards were cancelled in 2002 and since 2006, the awards have been incorporated in the Emma Awards.

Management

Activities directors

the board includes: