Prices and special terms and conditions for music at work

On this page, you will find Stim’s prices and terms for using music at the workplace.

For definitions of capitalised words, see the General terms and conditions. 

License for music at work 

For Music at work, the Licensee pays a fee to Stim in accordance with the following.

2025

Number of employees who can listen to music Annual fee 
20–75 SEK 3 967  
76–150 SEK 6 704 
151–250 SEK 10 357  
  251–500 SEK 18 634  
501–1,000 SEK 35 678 
For each additional 500 SEK 14 616 
Music at staff parties for more than 300  SEK 5,24 per additional participant and event  
Music at only staff parties 

SEK 5,11 per participant and event. Minimum fee per event SEK 364.

Synchronisation  

SEK 740 per production per year 

The License obligation for music at work is applicable for legal persons who publicly present Music by supplying technical equipment that makes it possible for employees to listen to Music. The License obligation is applicable to legal persons with at least 40 employees, allocated at one or more workplaces, of which 20 or more employees can listen to music through the equipment provided by the employer. 

The annual fee also includes public performance of Music at free work-related events for staff and invited guests with at most 300 people per occasion.  

The License also covers public performance of Music at staff cafés, staff spaces, staff restaurants and exercise facilities run by the Licensee at the workplace. 

The license covers, for the stated special fees, a right to synchronisation, i.e. joining of Musical works and images, in smaller productions such as corporate presentations for internal use, training productions and other small productions. The price is applicable per production and year and is paid as long as the production is used. This license does not apply for commercials or other advertising purposes, signatures or themes, TV productions or similar productions for online use, TV dramas, biopics, short films, feature films, documentaries or corporate presentations that will be shown externally. In these cases, a synchronisation license from other players is required. Read more here about synchronization and which players may submit such a license. Further, it is noted that a license is also required from the owner of the master recording, in cases in which an original recording of the work is used in a production. 

The Licensee is to pay the fee in advance in accordance with the range in the License confirmation or Special agreement. 

Special terms and conditions 

Note regarding scope of License 

It is noted in particular that the License does not cover:  

  • Music use conducted at the Licensee’s premises by someone other than the Licensee (such as dining areas or an exercise class)  
  • Non-work-related events and/or events where more than 300 people can partake 
  • Events with an entrance fee  
  • Music in sales premises 
  • Music on websites or other external online use 
  • Recording and copying of music, in addition to what is presented above on synchronisation 

For more information, see