Share of traditional media as the main source for news in Finland 2016, by age group

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 15, 2016

This statistic shows the share of various traditional media as the main news source in Finland in 2016, broken down by age group. During the period under survey, roughly 21 percent of the respondents from 18 to 24 years stated that Yle TV News was their main source for news.

Share of traditional media as the main source for news in Finland in 2016, by age group

Characteristic	18-24 years	25-34 years	35-44 years	45-54 years	55 years and older
Yle TV News	21%	28%	28%	37%	42%
MTV3 TV News	19%	17%	18%	21%	18%
Municipal, regional or local newspaper	10%	10%	10%	12%	14%
Helsingin Sanomat	6%	9%	8%	9%	10%
Yle Radio News	7%	6%	7%	7%	7%
Free newspapers	5%	6%	6%	2%	1%
Commercial broadcasters' radio news	6%	5%	8%	3%	1%
Ilta-Sanomat	6%	3%	4%	2%	1%
Iltalehti	4%	3%	1%	1%	1%

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Release date

June 2016

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Region

Finland

Survey time period

2016

Number of respondents

2,041 Respondents*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Internet users, who followed the news during the month before the survey.

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The question was stated by the source as follows: "When consuming TV, radio or newspapers/magazines, which one in general is your main source for news (traditional media, not online)?"
* Share of respondents:
18-24 years (n=171)
25-34 years (n=372)
35-44 years (n=372)
45-54 years (n=446)
55 years and older (n=677)

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