Yle News

Yle (Yleisradio) is Finland's national public-service broadcaster, providing television, radio, and online news in Finnish, Swedish, and other languages. Its news service covers national and international affairs for a broad audience and operates under a public-service mandate. It is the country's principal public broadcaster.

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Yle News at a glance

Country: Finland
Region: Northern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Public broadcaster
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: yle.fi ↗
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How Crosswire groups Yle News

Crosswire groups Yle News as Centrist for comparisons within Finland's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Yle News sits in Finland's press

Yle News is one of 6 outlets tracked in Finland and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, Finland ranks 12th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 27 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Yle News outside Finland, starting with Northern Europe, are RTÉ News (Ireland), RÚV (Iceland), NRK (Norway) and DR (Denmark). Opening one of them beside Yle News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.