Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry, or Musiikkituottajat for short, (Music Producers; formerly known as Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat ÄKT) is the umbrella organization of recording producers active in Finland

Finland

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, 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 (IFPI). It is also one of the three member associations of Gramex.

Since 1994, Musiikkituottajat has been responsible for composing the official records chart, Finland's Official List. The list was produced in cooperation with the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yleisradio) 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 (below).

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

• Gold: 10,000
• Platinum: 20,000
• Double platinum: 40,000
• Triple platinum: 60,000
• (etc.)

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

• Gold: 5,000
• Platinum: 10,000
• Double platinum: 20,000
• (etc.)

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

Certifcation levels (timeline)

Music recording certification was introduced in Finland in September 1971.

Albums

Gold

Certification	Before July 1973	Before October 1975	Before January 1994	Before January 2001	Before January 2010	Since January 2010
Gold	20,000	15,000	25,000	20,000	15,000	10,000

Platinum

Certification	Before January 1989	Before January 1994	Before January 2001	Before January 2010	Since January 2010
Platinum	100,000	50,000	40,000	30,000	20,000

Diamond

Certification	From October 1975 until December 31, 1988
Diamond	50,000

Singles

Gold

Certification	Before January 1, 1991	Since January 1, 1991
Gold	10,000	5,000

Platinum

Certification	Since January 1, 1994
Platinum	10,000

History

The organization was established in 1970 under the name Äänilevytuottajat ("Sound Record Producers"). Before 1970, the companies in the industry were unionized in Soitinalan Tuottajaliitto ("Organization of Musical Instrument Producers"). 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:

• Emma Awards
  Emma-gaala
  The Emma-gaala is a Finnish music gala arranged yearly by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland, awarding the most distinguished artists and music professionals of the year. It has been arranged since 1983, except for the years 1988–1990....
  
   for the most successful artists and professionals of the year
• Muuvi Awards for the best music videos of the year

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.

Board

the board includes:

• Chairperson: Niko Nordström (Warner Music)
• Vice Chairperson: Epe Helenius (Sound of Finland)

Members:

• Jarkko Nordlund (Ratas Music Group)
• Joose Berglund (Universal Music Group
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  )
• Juha Ruuska (Stupido Records)
• Kimmo Valtanen (KSF Entertainment Group)
• Markku Takkunen (Sony Music Entertainment
  Sony Music Entertainment
  Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
  
  )
• Tapio Korjus (EMI
  EMI
  The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
  
  )
• Tom Pannula (Rockadillo, IndieCo)
• Playground Music Bam

External links

• the official homepage of Musiikkituottajat