Musiikkituottajat is the Finnish representative of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
The list was produced in cooperation with the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yleisradio) until late 2009.
In certifying recordings sold in Finland, Musiikkituottajat takes into account both physical and digital sales.
Before 1970, the companies in the industry were unionized in Soitinalan Tuottajaliitto ("Organization of Musical Instrument Producers").
In 1982, the organization took the name Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat ÄKT,[2] which became the current Musiikkituottajat on August 26, 2010.