Helsinki’s major daily newspaper has recently taken an interest in how much money Finland’s artists and musicians manage to pull down in a year. What it discovered is that the country’s wealthiest artist has been dead since 1957. Jean Sibelius, the composer whose music defined Finland throughout the 20th century, is still earning royalties on performances of his music, most of it coming from abroad. Last year alone, Sibelius’s heirs received €1.5 million in royalty payments, making the deceased composer Finland’s most financially successful musician by far. The continuing windfall is ironic, since Sibelius had a terrible time managing money while he was alive, and frequently struggled to earn enough to take care of his family.