Country Profile: Finland

Rising costs, a weak economy, and cuts to public support are among the sector’s central pressures, alongside an 11% drop in combined music funding

Finland’s live sector is showing signs of cooling. A Music Finland report valued the sector at €630m in 2025, a 3.8% dip from 2024’s peak, with the trade body citing “challenging” conditions for the Nordic market.

Live music remains the largest contributor to the country’s €1.4bn music industry, accounting for around 45% of total value. But figures from Finnish performance rights organisation Teosto show live events fell 6.5% over the year, while festival attendance held broadly steady at around 2.85m across…