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1st May 2008, 02:58 PM
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| Gear addict Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NYC
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| What do you know about Finland??? Good day all! I'm looking for a little insight into the mysterious (to me) world of Finland (mostly the music business). I have a song being released by a popular Finnish singer. All the bases are covered as far as ASCAP is concerned, but I was wondering what the differences are as opposed to the music business here in the USA. Also the tastes, media exposure, that sort of thing. Thanks for any info and enjoy the day!  |
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1st May 2008, 05:27 PM
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| Congrats on the release. The biggest difference compared to the US would be two things. First, Finland is a lot smaller with only 5 million people total. So with 15K units sold you´re going gold and 30K gives you platinum. So don´t expect to get filthy rich....but..... ..... a good cut with a major artist can generate good airplay for a long time and that pays fairly well, especially on the public service radio and TV channels. ASCAP should recieve your royalties without problems. TEOSTO, which is the Finnish equivalent of ASCAP do a good job collecting and paying forward. Second, a good portion of the music is dominated by domestic stuff in Finnish although english is coming more and more. Don´t be surprised if your song is translated into Finnish. Most popular styles are rock, metal and domestic "schlager" although most radio is typical top40. Non-musical, worthless info. Finland is a wealthy country with a high standard of living and top notch social wellfare. Home of Nokia and a couple of F1 world champions. 
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1st May 2008, 08:23 PM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: amsterdam
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| I looove ultrabra.. finnish band from the nineties.. |
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1st May 2008, 08:27 PM
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| They are all crazy..but in a nice way..
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1st May 2008, 10:41 PM
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2nd May 2008, 02:22 AM
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| Gear addict Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NYC
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| Wow! Thanks so much for the info! It's so interesting...this all happened so fast. I hope to one day pay a visit. Thanks again! |
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2nd May 2008, 04:06 PM
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| They are very big on cellphone technology, and the people tend to be very private. There was a story on 60 minutes a few years back..
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2nd May 2008, 04:09 PM
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| Here you go!
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5th May 2008, 06:49 AM
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| Gear Head Join Date: May 2005 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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| heh congrats!  |
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7th May 2008, 03:09 PM
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Priceless (for me). Thanks again! | |
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7th May 2008, 03:49 PM
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| Yes, interesting stuff. Keep us up to date. And watch out for those drunken hot tub parties. All that pent up anti-socialness getting loose. 
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8th May 2008, 12:46 PM
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8th May 2008, 04:15 PM
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The song is "Unconditionally". Now it's just wait and see...folks on this project feel Panu is at the threshold of stardom (perhaps even outside of Finland being that he's singing all the songs on his debut Cd in English)! Thanks again to all! | |
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8th May 2008, 07:53 PM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Finland
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| Well... I guess this is a small country with many faces... And... as far as record sales goes, well we got only 5.3 million people so... Music business is really hard around here... congrats anyways !! |
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9th May 2008, 01:33 AM
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15th May 2008, 11:09 AM
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| LMAO! Don't forget cultural relativity!  Here's my (probably biased) characterization of Finns: Con's: shy, insecure, melancholic, self-denial (embarrased to enjoy luxuries), naïve, bad food, bad at selling, violent when drunk, boring unless drunk, patriotic (in an egoistic way), culturally backward, undiplomatic Pro's: high work-ethic, exceptional practical intelligence, mathematically and geometrically talented, welfare state (solidarity among fellow citizens), best elementary education in the world, law-abiding, straightforward ("yes" means yes), punctual, honest, hygienic |
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15th May 2008, 02:21 PM
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17th May 2008, 08:40 AM
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| great rock/metal bands |
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26th May 2008, 01:13 PM
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Here you go #2! This vid kinda sums up the Finnish mentality in a bit more updated way rather than that dull 60min clip from year.. 93? from Finland!
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26th May 2008, 08:56 PM
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26th May 2008, 10:30 PM
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| Gear interested Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Helsinki, Fi
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| After few brewskies, yes!
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26th May 2008, 10:46 PM
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