Yes. Ilkka Paananen has 9 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 9

songs in LAION-DISCO-12M under the artist name

A list of 12 million songs on YouTube Music, gathered by walking artist pages, that LAION published in 2024 for training general music models.

Including Finnish Song Compositions II, Op. 11: No. 2. Muistellessa (Remembering), Finnish Song Compositions VIII, Op. 69 (text by I. Calamnius and J. Harkonen): No. 3. Nuoruuden ylistys (Praise of youth), Finnish Song Compositions V, Op. 52: No. 2. Linnulle kirkkomaalla (To a bird in the churchyard)

Listed under the artist name 9 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

Matched exactly: this YouTube Music artist id is the one the dataset lists these songs under.

Finnish Song Compositions II, Op. 11: No. 2. Muistellessa (Remembering)

Listed as Jorma Hynninen, Ilkka Paananen – Finnish Song Compositions II, Op. 11: No. 2. Muistellessa (Remembering) (Merikanto, O.: Songs) · Watch on YouTube

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Finnish Song Compositions VIII, Op. 69 (text by I. Calamnius and J. Harkonen): No. 3. Nuoruuden ylistys (Praise of youth)

Listed as Jorma Hynninen, Ilkka Paananen – Finnish Song Compositions VIII, Op. 69 (text by I. Calamnius and J. Harkonen): No. 3. Nuoruuden ylistys (Praise of youth) (Merikanto, O.: Songs) · Watch on YouTube

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Finnish Song Compositions V, Op. 52: No. 2. Linnulle kirkkomaalla (To a bird in the churchyard)

Listed as Jorma Hynninen, Ilkka Paananen – Finnish Song Compositions V, Op. 52: No. 2. Linnulle kirkkomaalla (To a bird in the churchyard) (Merikanto, O.: Songs) · Watch on YouTube

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3 Songs, Op. 20: No. 1. Kullan murunen (Thou Art a Nugget of Gold)

Listed as Jorma Hynninen, Ilkka Paananen – 3 Songs, Op. 20: No. 1. Kullan murunen (Thou Art a Nugget of Gold) (Merikanto, O.: Songs) · Watch on YouTube

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3 Songs, Op. 20: No. 2. Miksi laulan (Why I Sing)

Listed as Jorma Hynninen, Ilkka Paananen – 3 Songs, Op. 20: No. 2. Miksi laulan (Why I Sing) (Merikanto, O.: Songs) · Watch on YouTube

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Songs, Op. 106: No. 1. Iltakellot (Evening bells)

Listed as Jorma Hynninen, Ilkka Paananen – Songs, Op. 106: No. 1. Iltakellot (Evening bells) (Merikanto, O.: Songs) · Watch on YouTube

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Yksinlauluja (Solo Songs), Op. 87: No. 2. Suvi-illan vieno tuuli (Summer evening's breeze)

Listed as Jorma Hynninen, Ilkka Paananen – Yksinlauluja (Solo Songs), Op. 87: No. 2. Suvi-illan vieno tuuli (Summer evening's breeze) (Merikanto, O.: Songs) · Watch on YouTube

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Finnish Song Compositions VI, Op. 53: No. 1. Omenankukat (Apple Blossom)

Listed as Jorma Hynninen, Ilkka Paananen – Finnish Song Compositions VI, Op. 53: No. 1. Omenankukat (Apple Blossom) (Merikanto, O.: Songs) · Watch on YouTube

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Songs, Op. 83: No. 1. Laatokka (Lake Ladoga)

Listed as Jorma Hynninen, Ilkka Paananen – Songs, Op. 83: No. 1. Laatokka (Lake Ladoga) (Merikanto, O.: Songs) · Watch on YouTube

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What this means

Last reviewed 2026-09-24.

Presence in a public research dataset shows that a clip of your recording was listed by academic or industry researchers as material for building or testing audio models. It does not by itself show which commercial products, if any, used the clip. The legal picture is moving. On 31 July 2026 the Regional Court of Munich I ruled in GEMA's case against Suno (case 42 O 763/25) that reproducing works for training, holding them in a model in retrievable form, and generating similar outputs can each infringe copyright under German and EU law; the judgment is not final and can be appealed. In the United States, Warner Music Group settled its claims against Suno on 25 November 2025 with a licensing deal, while the parallel claims by Universal and Sony were still pending at that point. Since then BMG (12 August 2026) and Believe/TuneCore (8 September 2026) have signed opt-in licensing deals with Suno.

What you can do

3 routes. None is a guarantee.

UK, PRS members. Send PRS for Music your report and ask what collective or licensing route covers your works.
- PRS for Music and Artificial Intelligence, Version 1 (October 2025), 2025-10-01
- PRS for Music: AI and music copyright, 2026-09-24
Germany, GEMA members. GEMA won a first-instance ruling against Suno on 31 July 2026 and has a licensing model. Ask how they apply to your repertoire.
- GEMA: Suno AI and OpenAI, GEMA sues for fair compensation, 2025-01-21
- DLA Piper: GEMA v Suno, Munich Regional Court judgment of 31 July 2026, 2026-08-28
- Music Business Worldwide: Germany's GEMA launches AI Charter, 2024-11-05
Signed to Warner, BMG or Believe/TuneCore. Each has an opt-in licensing deal with Suno. Ask your label what opting in or out means for you and whether any settlement money reaches artists.
- Music Business Worldwide: Warner Music Group settles with Suno, 2025-11-25
- Music Ally: Suno signs another music licensing deal, with BMG, 2026-08-12
- Music Business Worldwide: Suno inks global deal with Believe, 2026-09-08

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