According to the 2024 survey, over half of the respondents aged 55 years and older mainly followed TV news, while younger age groups used other news sources more. Only 13 percent of 18 to 24 year-olds in Finland said that their main news source was television.
Television as the main source of news in Finland in 2024, by age group
Respondents who followed TV news 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=129) 25-34 years (n=335) 35-44 years (n=320) 45-54 years (n=306) 55-64 years (n=372) 65 years and older (n=514)
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