Mass media in Finland

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Mass media in Finland includes a variety of online, print, and broadcast formats, such as radio, television, newspapers, and magazines.

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Magazines

Newspapers

Åbo Underrättelser , a Swedish-language newspaper published in Turku, Finland, began publication in 1824.It is the oldest newspaper still published in Finland. [1]

Radio

Yleisradio Oy began in 1926. [1]

Television

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  1. 1 2 "Finland: Media and Publishing", Britannica.com , retrieved 22 November 2017

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