Private copying in Finland continues to decline
The latest survey reveals that private copying of music and video content in Finland remains on a downward trajectory. In 2025, approximately 661,000 residents copied music or video for private use, down from 709,000 in 2024. Despite fewer people copying, the total number of copied files remains stable at an estimated 161–194 million.
Private copying in Finland continues to decrease in terms of the number of people involved, even though the overall volume of copied files has not significantly changed. According to Taloustutkimus’s 2025 survey, 661,000 people in Finland copied either music or video material. This figure is lower than in 2024, when 709,000 people copied either music or videos.
The estimated annual volume of legally copied music and video files is between 161 and 194 million. In comparison, the 2024 estimate was 156–183 million files. Including non-remunerated copying, households copied about 339 million files in 2025 (2024: 357 million).
Mobile phones and computers remain the most popular devices for saving music, while video content is most often recorded from TV broadcasts or saved via online TV recording services. Streaming services have become the most frequently cited source for music copying, mentioned by 42% of respondents. For video, TV programmes remain the primary source.
Copying of graphic material also remains widespread: more than 80% of Finns printed, saved, photocopied or scanned material for private use during the past year. The estimated volume of remunerated graphic material copied is 576–655 million pages.
The survey was based on interviews with 3,073 people aged 15–79 across Finland and helps determine the correct level of private copying remuneration under the Copyright Act.