Kopiosto administers licenses and distributes remunerations to copyrights owners.
Kopiosto represents roughly 50 000 Finnish copyrights owners who belong to 44 member organizations representing authors, photographers, performing artists and publishers in all fields of creative work.
Kopiosto is an active member in the international copyright organizations IFRRO and CISAC. These organizations are members of the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO.
In addition, Kopiosto has bilateral agreements with reproduction rights organizations in several countries worldwide.