7 March 2012 Last updated at 12:37 ET

Finland country profile

• Overview
• Facts
• Leaders
• Media
• Timeline

Finnish newspaper reflect a range of political opinions

Finland's broadcasting sector is dynamic. Public YLE, funded by licence fees, operates radio and TV networks.

New stations compete in a market once dominated by YLE and established private broadcaster MTV. Pay-TV is provided by pan-Nordic operator Canal+.

Finnish law gives every citizen the right to publish printed material, and guarantees the right of reply. Newspapers are privately owned and reflect a range of political views. Finland came first in the 2013 Reporters Without Borders world press freedom index.

More than 4.7 million Finns were online by June 2012, a penetration rate of more than 89% (Internetworldstats.com). Finland has made broadband access a legal right for every citizen.

The press

• Helsingin Sanomat - Helsinki daily
• Ilta-Sanomat - Helsinki, evening daily
• Hufvudstadsbladet - Helsinki, Swedish-language daily
• Kauppalehti - Helsinki, business daily
• Taloussanomat - Helsinki, business daily
• Aamulehti - Tampere, daily
• Turun Sanomat - Turku, daily
• Demari - Helsinki, organ of Social Democratic Party
• Kansan Uutiset - Helsinki, organ of Left Alliance
• Iltalehti - Helsinki, evening daily
• Helsinki Times - English-language

Television

• Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public, web pages in English
• MTV3 - private
• Nelonen (Channel 4) - private

Radio

• Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public
• The Voice - private
• Radio Nova - national, private
• NRJ - private

News agency

• Finnish News Agency - Suomen Tietotoimisto (STT) - in Finnish, Swedish and English