Industry Awards 2026
The most significant gala for music industry professionals in Finland, Industry Awards gala, is the highlight of Music x Media event.
The 2025 Industry Awards Gala will be held perjantaina October 2, at Tampere Hall. At the award gala, the past year's successes are celebrated. The gala has been honoring accomplished professionals in the music industry since 1995.
Gaalan ovet avataan klo 17.30, ohjelma alkaa klo 18.15 ja gaala päättyy viimeistään klo 21.45. Gaalassa tarjoillaan vegaaninen illallinen ja pukukoodina on tumma puku. Palkintoja will be presented in four different category types: Media, Label & Publishing, Live, and General.
The nominees for the 2026 Industry Awards Gala have now been announced!
Tutustu ehdokkaisiin täällä.
The music industry's toughest performers will once again be honored with the Industry Awards on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Industry Awards gala as part of the Music x Media event.
Anyone has been able to nominate individuals, companies or actions through an open form between 23 May and 6 August 2025. Based on the nominations, juries composed of professionals have compiled the candidates for each category. In their selection, the juries have primarily emphasized the candidates’ expertise and success in their own work, but they have also paid attention to diversity in terms of backgrounds, positions, and geography.
Samat raadit tulevat antamaan näkemyksensä myös voittajista. Voittajat valitaan raatien ja yleisöäänten pohjalta 70/30 -voimasuhteella. Tarkastelujakso oli 1.8.2025 – 31.7.2026. Mikäli kokonaisuus on alkanut tarkastelujakson aikana mutta päättynyt sen jälkeen, se on huomioitu kokonaisuutena ja sijoitettu sille tarkastelujaksolle, jonka aikana se on alkanut. Voittajat julkistetaan Industry Awards gaalassa 2.10.
Music x Media registered users can now vote for their favorite winners in all categories via a link sent to their email. For new registrants, the voting link will be sent within 1-3 business days of registration.
Read more about the Industry Awards nomination and voting process here.
Äänestysaika
Ehdokkaat julkistetaan ja äänestysaika alkaa perjantaina September 4, at 10:00 AM. Voting will close on Thursday, September 17, at 1:00 PM.
Voittajat julkistetaan Industry Awards gaalassa perjantaina 2.10.
Äänestyslinkki lähtee Music x Mediaan rekisteröityneille noin 1–3 arkipäivän kuluessa rekisteröitymisestä (äänestyspäivänä useammin). Äänestää voi vain kerran. Viimeisenä äänestyspäivänä rekisteröinti tulee olla tehtynä klo 12.00 mennessä, jotta ehdit äänestämään. Äänestyslinkki lähetetään torstaina 17.9. viimeisen kerran klo 12.30.
JURIES 2026
Päätuomari: Stefan Möller
LiveSami KermanMari LankinenSanni VirtaAnnukka RyhänenPerttu KorteniemiNelli PetroPiia LääveriRoosa MantilaJohanna von HertzenSusanna Malo
Label & PublishingSini TiainenCatharina HerlinRisto HemmiKatja VauhkonenElla OssiAki NuopponenSemira KetroussiHeikki PuhakainenMirkka Kivilehto
Ari Ojala
MediaKristiina PaananenChristina BomanNinni WetterstrandLaura JonssonLilli KehPietari PyykönenKatja TolonenSami RikalaMari HautamäkiSetumo BodibeElsa Vähänen
GeneralMaiju TalvistoGabriela CamposPetteri LehtolaMari WainioMikko MeriläinenMari HatakkaRenaz EbrahimiSari Aalto-SetäläLaura SandströmSami HellePinja KotilaAnnina Pikkumäki
Industry Awards 2025 – Relive the Highlights of Last Year!
A total of 31 awards were presented at the Industry Awards gala held at Tampere Hall on Friday, September 26.
Anyone could nominate persons, companies, or achievements using an open form between May 23 and August 6, 2025. Based on the nominations, panels of professionals compiled the nominees for each category. In their selections, the panels emphasized the nominees’ expertise and success in their work, but also diversity in terms of background, position, and geography.
The same panels also gave their opinions on the winners. This year, the winners were selected based on a public vote and the panels’ decisions, with a 50/50 weighting. The period considered (reference period) is August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025.
In addition, various themed and collaboration awards were presented at the gala.
Photos
Photos from the Industry Awards Gala 2025 can be found here.
Winners
You can find the winners of the Industry Awards from previous years here.
