Finland media guide

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.

• Media guides by BBC Monitoring

Press

• Helsingin Sanomat - national daily

• Ilta-Sanomat - national daily

• Iltalehti - national daily

• Hufvudstadsbladet - Swedish-language daily

• Kauppalehti - business daily

• Helsinki Times - English-language

Television

• Yleisradio Oy (Yle) - public, web pages in English

• MTV3 - private

• Nelonen (Channel 4) - private

Radio

• Yleisradio Oy (Yle) - public

• Radio Nova - national, private

• Radio Suomipop - private

News agency

• Finnish News Agency - Suomen Tietotoimisto (STT) - in Finnish, Swedish and English