Music Finland Core —
Composers and Repertoire

Welcome to the core of Finnish contemporary classical music! This site provides sheet music, playlists, and information on composers and compositions.

The lists of works at this site are connected to Music Finland Sheet Music Library. The library maintains a large selection of Finnish sheet music and distributes unpublished works by Finnish composers. Focusing on Finnish contemporary classical music, the collection contains nearly 40,000 items of vocal, orchestral and chamber music.

The sheet music products that we have for sale at our web shop are marked with a shopping cart symbol. After choosing the scores and parts you wish to buy, you can finish your order via the shopping cart located at the top right of the page. The web shop requires a customer registration. If you have any questions or wish to use alternative payment methods, you can also place your order by e-mail: musiclibrary[at]musicfinland.fi

  • How to find and buy sheet music

    You can browse composers and works freely or use the search field in the front page and header. There is also an advanced search tool if you are looking for repertoire for a specific instrumentation. Advanced search is located at the top left of the site (the magnifying glass symbol).

    The sheet music products that are available in our web shop are marked with a shopping cart symbol. After choosing the scores and parts you wish to buy, you can finish your order via the shopping cart located at the top right of the page. The web shop requires a customer registration. If you have any questions or wish to use alternative payment methods, you can also place your order by e-mail: musiclibrary[at]musicfinland.fi Most works can be purchased both as printed publications and digitally as PDF files. If you wish to buy a PDF version but you can’t find it at the web shop please contact us.

  • Rental terms for orchestral music

    Music Finland’s Sheet Music Library rents out orchestral parts of works for symphony orchestras and for string and chamber orchestras. Rental materials are not available at our web shop but you can place your rental order for us by e-mail: musiclibrary[at]musicfinland.fi

    In your message please let us know:

    • The title and composer of the work you’re ordering
    • When you need the material the latest
    • The name of the orchestra and the dates of the concerts
    • How many scores you need
    • How many string parts you need
    • Payment details: do you wish to use credit card or receive an invoice
    • Delivery address
    • Invoicing address

    Rental materials will be delivered as printed, ready-made copies. In exceptional cases, we may deliver the material as PDF files instead.

    The rental price for orchestral materials is determined according to the tariff given here. Any discounts are calculated on the final rent, which includes the performance-specific surcharges and discounts. Delivery costs are also invoiced. Orders should be placed at least one month before the material is required. For express deliveries (less than two weeks’ notice) we may charge an express delivery surcharge.

    Show list of rental prices
  • For composers

    Music Finland’s Sheet Music Library distributes and promotes unpublished works by Finnish composers. These composers have applied and been accepted as composer customers by Music Finland, and have then made a contract with Music Finland concerning the distribution of their unpublished sheet music. The customer composers may also have works that are published by a commercial publisher. Those composers can still have a profile page on this site but their published works are not available at Music Finland’s Sheet Music Library.

    In order to be accepted at Music Finland’s Sheet Music Library composer, composer must already be a customer of Teosto, the copyright organization for composers, lyricists, arrangers and music publishers in Finland. The applicant must be a professional composer who is Finnish or living and working mainly in Finland, and at least three of their works should have been performed by a public institution (e.g. a member festival of Finland Festivals, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, the Finnish Soloists Association, a member orchestra of the Finnish Big Band Association or a member orchestra of the Association of Finnish Symphony Orchestras). The application should include details of the composer’s studies and activities and any other relevant information. To apply, please visit our main site at https://musicfinland.fi/fi/palvelut/nuotisto to fill in an application form for composers. For more information, please contact .