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Most important news sources for information about the coronavirus in Finland as of April 2020

Characteristic	Share of respondents
TV (TV channels and online services)	79%
Newspapers (printed and online)	71%
Radio (radio channels and online radio)	30%
Social media (e.g. Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Instagram)	18%
News aggregator websites (e.g. Ampparit)	11%
Google	10%
Magazines (printed and online)	6%
Free magazines (printed and online)	5%
Blogs and vlogs	1%
None of the above	3%

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Release date

April 2020

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Region

Finland

Survey time period

March 31 to April 2, 2020

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Mikä tai mitkä seuraavista medioista ovat olleet sinulle tärkeimmät tiedonlähteet korona/COVID-19 -pandemiaan liittyen?".

The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.

Multiple answers were possible.

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According to a survey from April 2020, television news and newspapers were considered the most important sources for information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Finland. Almost 80 percent of the respondents said that TV news was their most important news source, while around 70 percent got crucial coronavirus-related information from the newspapers. Other commonly used news sources were radio (30 percent), and social media (18 percent).

The first coronavirus (COVID-19) case in Finland was confirmed on January 29, 2020. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.