Finland media guide

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Image caption, Finland's capital Helsinki

Finland's broadcasting sector is dynamic.

The public broadcaster Yle is funded by an annual tax. It operates alongside privately-owned radio and TV networks.

TV is the most popular medium and Yle's flagship TV1 is the most-watched channel. MTV3 and Nelonen are the leading commercial networks.

Finland is the leading EU country in terms of press readership, and 58% of Finns say they read a press title daily. Newspapers are privately-owned and reflect a range of views. Helsingin Sanomat is the most-read paper.

Finland ranked second, after Norway, in the 2019 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) global media freedom index.

There were 5.4 million internet users by December 2021, comprising 94% of the population (Internetworldstats.com). The internet is "open and unrestricted", says Freedom House.

Press

  • - national daily
  • - national daily
  • - national daily
  • - Swedish-language daily
  • - business daily
  • - English-language

Television

  • - public, web pages in English
  • - private
  • - private

Radio

  • - public
  • - national, private
  • - private

News agency

  • - in Finnish, Swedish and English