Category: Finland

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Find facts about Finnish media

Do you want to know more about media economics, newspapers, magazines, radio and television in Finland? Download Statistic Finland’s five articles on the development of the Finnish media market.
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Report: Finland’s media policy lacks a citizen’s perspective

In comparison to the other Nordic countries, Finland has shortcomings in how the citizen's perspective is incorporated into the national media and communications policy. This is pinpointed by a study on media policy in Finland, in which the authors assert that the citizen's perspective should be strengthened through systematic assessment of the development in different policy areas.
cover of Media & viestintä and Norsk medietidsskrift
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New issues of Media & viestintä and Norsk medietidsskrift

This year’s first issue of the national research journals in Finland and Norway has been released. The Finnish journal Media & viestintä 1/2018 cover themes such as cyber security, online discussions on the Suomi24 forum and participatory journalism. Norsk medietidsskrift 1/2018 deals with topics like law and ethics, digital radio and methodical criticism. 
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Nordic media policy inquiries – find the reports here

Are you interested in media policy in the Nordic region? Nordicom’s compilations of government reports in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden provide links to public inquiries over several decades. The lists, newly updated, are available on Nordicom’s website.
Finland’s Prime Minister Juha Sipilä.
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#Sipilägate and the break-up of the political bromance

By the end of 2016 the hashtag #Sipilägate is trending on Twitter, after the Finnish Prime Minister put pressure on the Finnish public broadcaster, YLE.  When the 2017 edition of Reporters without Borders’ Press Freedom Index is later published, Finland has lost its first place. Many people wonder what is happening in Finland. Today, on the World Press Freedom Day, Nordicom is pre-publishing the article #Sipilägate and the break-up of the political bromance – Crisis in the relationship between Finnish media and politicians.