About
We open doors. We support musicians. We promote diversity.
MES promotes the diversity of Finnish music by supporting its authors, producers and publishers.
The foundation allocates grants and otherwise promotes and financially supports live music events, music production, music marketing and export, publishing, education, research and development activities related to Finnish music.
Finnish music refers to the production of performing artists and composers, songwriters and arrangers who either are Finnish or live in Finland.
Promotion work focuses on professional activities and covers all genres of music. Support activities are funded by the means of funding allocated to private copying credits, government grants and donations from the communities that back the foundation. MES was founded by Gramex and Teosto.
The support is divided into
- recording production grants
- live music grants
- audiovisual production grants
- marketing and export grants
- work grants
- publishing, education and research grants
ESEK (Finnish Performing Music Promotion Centre) and LUSES (Foundation for the Promotion of Finnish Music) were merged in summer 2012 to be reborn as MES, the foundation for music promotion.
Contact
Contact
The Finnish Music Foundation
Pieni Roobertinkatu 16
00120 HELSINKI
Tel: +358-9-68034042
mes(at)musiikinedistamissaatio.fi
www.musiikinedistamissaatio.fi
Staff


Nasima Razmyar

Ulla Haukatsalo
Administrative Coordinator
ulla.haukatsalo@musiikinedistamissaatio.fi +358-40 577 5459Administration
Board
The board is the decision-making body of the foundation that decides on the organisation of the foundation's activities. The board also defines the criteria and the general guidelines for grant operations, as well as decides on the grant budgets. In the process of handling applications, the board confirms all decisions.
Chairman
- Nasima Razmyar
Members of the board of directors
- Kimmo Hakola, varapuheenjohtaja
- Pekka Lehti, varapuheenjohtaja
- Hannu Marttila
- Jari Muikku
- Markus Nordenstreng
- Tom Pannula
- Risto Salminen
- Kimmo Valtanen
Deputy members
- Antti Auvinen
- Ahti Vänttinen
- Ritva Kaukola
- Tom Frisk
- Aku Toivonen
- Mark Fry
- Martti Kivistö
- Joose Berglund
Expert committees
Expert committees
The committees of experts have a key role in the process of handling applications. They process applications and make the proposals to the board for final approval. The committees count experts of various genres of music as their members.
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Audio production/popular music
Chairman
- Kari Hakanen
Members
- Joose Berglund
- Martti Heikkinen
- Tapio Korjus
- Jiri Kuronen
- Jonnaemilia Kärkkäinen (varapuheenjohtaja)
- Jonas Olsson
- Jonna Tervomaa
- Juho Viljanen
Deputies
- Asko Kallonen
- Riku Pääkkönen
- Milla Viljamaa
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Audio production
Chairman
- Olli Virtaperko
Members
- Ritva Kaukola (varapuheenjohtaja)
- Lauri Toivio
- Heikki Valsta
- Markku Veijonsuo
- Lotta Wennäkoski
Deputies
- Jarkko Hartikainen
- Eriikka Maalismaa
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Marketing and export
Chairman
- Tommi Tuomainen
Members
- Tapio Korjus
- Lauri Porra
- Riku Pääkkönen
- Henna Salmela
- Tiina Vihtkari (varapuheenjohtaja)
- Kie von Hertzen
Deputies
- Samuli Laiho
- Jyrki Linnankivi
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Live music
Chairman
- Patrik Stenström
Members
- Joose Berglund
- Jaakko Kämäräinen
- Tommi Lindell
- Minna Pensola
- Maija Ruuskanen
- Marko Salo
- Max Savikangas
- Katariina Uusitupa (varapuheenjohtaja)
Deputies
- Jussi Chydenius
- Kimmo Hakola
- Niko Kangas
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Creative work
Chairman
- Raila Kulokari
Members
- Jukka Eskola (varapuheenjohtaja)
- Markus Fagerudd
- Veli Kujala
- Pauliina Lerche
- Maria Rantanen
- Saara Törmä
Deputies
- Jussi Jaakonaho
- Pave Maijanen
- Jennah Vainio (Fageruddin ja Kujalan varajäsen)
-
Audiovisual production
Chairman
- Finn Andersson
Members
- Kari Hynninen
- Eeva Koivusalo (varapuheenjohtaja)
- Samuli Kosminen
- Tommi Kärkkäinen
- Antti Lehtinen
- Tomi Saarinen
Deputies
- Tiina Laitinen
-
Choir travel
Chairman
- Reijo Kekkonen
Members
- Saara Aittakumpu (varapuheenjohtaja)
- Virpi Eroma
- Anna Huuskonen
- Eeppi Ursin
- Kari Turunen (vuosi 2019)
- Matthew Whittal (vuosi 2019)
- Uljas Pulkkis (vuosi 2020)
- Jutta Seppinen (vuosi 2020)
Deputies
- Marjukka Riihimäki
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Publication committee
Chairman
- Ari Nieminen
Members
- Sebastian Fagerlund
- Yrjö Hjelt
- Marja Kortelainen (varapuheenjohtaja)
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Education
Chairman
- Minna Leinonen
Members
- Vellu Halkosalmi (varapuheenjohtaja)
- Elina Hjelt
- Niilo Tarnanen