According to the 2023 survey, over half of the Finnish people stated that they mainly follow news on the internet. More than 80 percent of the respondents aged 18 to 24 years said that the internet (including social media and blogs) was their main source of news. In general, younger age groups used internet more often to follow the news than older age groups in Finland.
Internet as the main source of news in Finland in 2023, by age group
Respondents who followed news on the internet during the week before the survey
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question was stated by the source as follows: "Kerroit, että käytit näitä uutislähteitä viimeisen viikon aikana. Mikä sanoisit olevan pääasiallinen uutislähteesi?"
* Share of respondents:
18-24 years (n=181)
25-34 years (n=300)
35-44 years (n=324)
45-54 years (n=292)
55-64 years (n=398)
65 years and older (n=496)
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