The source adds the following information: "Finnpanel Oy produces the TV ratings by the means of panel reasearch. Peoplemeters are installed installed to each TV set of a 1000 household sample (approximately 2100 individuals). The peoplemeters automatically identify the channel and time of viewing. The resuls are reported daily to the subscribers of the survey."
"Since the beginning of 2008 guest viewing and timeshift viewing are included in the ratings. This must be taken into account when comparing the results to previous years. The latest weekly ratings contain timeshift viewing only during the same day. Monthly and yearly and older weekly ratings contain timeshift viewing during seven days."
"The figures represent the share of demographic group's viewing by channel (all day)."
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
In 2023, Yle TV1 was the most popular TV channel in Finland, with an audience share of **** percent. It is operated by the public service broadcasting company Yle (Yleisradio), which reached ** percent of the population on a weekly basis as of 2022. The commercial television channel MTV3 was the second most watched TV channel with a share of **** percent, followed by Yle TV2 (**** ±è±ð°ù³¦±ð²Ô³Ù).Ìý
Record viewer numbers for World Ice Hockey Championship Final 2019
The IIHF World Championship Final (Finland vs. Canada) attracted roughly *** million viewers in May 2019, when the world championship title was won by Finland. It was the most watched ice-hockey game of all-time, and the viewer number represents almost half of the country’s population. Traditionally, the broadcast of the annual Independence Day Reception is the most watched television program of the year, reaching over two million viewers.
Traditional vs. online TV viewing
Around ** percent of the Finnish people were watching online TV provided by broadcasting companies. In 2023, ** percent of the households in Finland were watching television via the cable network. Approximately ** percent Finnish households watched television via the terrestrial network, while ** percent used IPTV (Internet Protocol Television).
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