People in Finland spent approximately eight hours a day using media in 2018. Of this, 30 percent was spent on watching linear, online, and paid television, making it the most used form of media. The second most used media was online and broadcast radio at 18 percent, followed by social media at 12 percent. Print and digital magazines accounted for just three percent of Finns' media usage.
Distribution of daily time spent using media in Finland in 2018, by type of media
Characteristic
Share of time spent with media per day (7 h 57 mins)
Linear, online, and paid television
30%
Online and broadcast radio
18%
Social media
12%
Print and digital newspapers
11%
Other internet usage
5%
Music streaming services
5%
Paid streaming or vide-on-demand services
5%
Literature
5%
Video services
5%
Print and digital magazines
3%
Movies*
1%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of time spent with media per day (7 h 57 mins)30%30%18%18%12%12%11%11%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%3%3%1%1%Linear, online, and paid televisionOnline and broadcast radioSocial mediaPrint and digital newspapersOther internet usageMusic streaming servicesPaid streaming or vide-on-demand servicesLiteratureVideo servicesPrint and digital magazinesMovies*
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Kantar TNS Finland. (October 12, 2018). Distribution of daily time spent using media in Finland in 2018, by type of media [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/715886/survey-on-share-of-time-spent-per-day-with-selected-media-in-finland/
Kantar TNS Finland. "Distribution of daily time spent using media in Finland in 2018, by type of media." Chart. October 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715886/survey-on-share-of-time-spent-per-day-with-selected-media-in-finland/
Kantar TNS Finland. (2018). Distribution of daily time spent using media in Finland in 2018, by type of media. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715886/survey-on-share-of-time-spent-per-day-with-selected-media-in-finland/
Kantar TNS Finland. "Distribution of Daily Time Spent Using Media in Finland in 2018, by Type of Media." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715886/survey-on-share-of-time-spent-per-day-with-selected-media-in-finland/
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