News & Media Category

This category is further subdivided as follows:

• General
• Internet
• News
• Newspapers & Magazines
• Radio & TV
• University & Student Newspapers

Updated: Wed 21 Feb 2007

• ABYZ News Links
  Gateway to Newspapers, News Media, and News Sources in Finland. Media type includes BC-Broadcast, IN-Internet, MG-Magazine, NP-Newspaper and PA-Press Agency. Local and International, Business and General Interest.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Finland, Land of Newspapers and Modern Communications Technology
  An interesting article written for Virtual Finland by Dr Jyrki Jyrkiäinen, Lecturer, University of Tampere, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication appears in the News and Media section of this website and The article describes The birth of the Finnish press, The beginnings of periodicals, Mass media economics, Major players, Newspapers, Developments in the daily press, Periodicals, Television, Cable and local television, Radio, Recordings, New media. Altogether a very nice historical presentation with current statistics on newspaper/periodical circulation, number of radio stations & TV networks, etc.
  Updated: Mon 28 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finnish Mass Media: High Availability, Advanced Technology
  Written for Virtual Finland by Dr Jyrki Jyrkiäinen, Lecturer, Univ of Tampere, Dept of Journalism and Mass Communication. An excellent article describing the Finnish media from its earliest days to the present - newspapers, periodicals, radio, tv, cable, satellite, network media, electronic media and web publications.
  Updated: Mon 28 Nov 2005
  
  
• News and Media - Finland
  Good coverage of the overall picture. Mass Media - High Availability, Advanced Technology. Press Directory. NewsRoom Finland - news and topical articles.
  Updated: Mon 28 Nov 2005
  
  
• News and Media Links
  Newspapers, Magazines, Finnish Broadcasting Company, Mtv3, Union of Journalists in Finland, Radio Finland, TV Finland, LUME - a Centre for Media Research and Development.
  Updated: Mon 28 Nov 2005
  
  
• Newspapers and other media sources from Finland
  Categorized by region.
  Updated: Wed 15 Feb 2006
  
  
• Political Resources on the Net - Finland, Media
  A list of links to Finnish Media Resources - Radio, TV, Press.
  Updated: Mon 28 Nov 2005
  
  
• Profile of Finland: Reference document
  Includes small map of Finland, press links and fresh news.
  Updated: Mon 28 Nov 2005
  
  
• Yahoo - Finland, News & Media
  Books, including Libraries & Publishing, Commercial Services, Magazines, Newspapers.
  Updated: Mon 28 Nov 2005
  
  

• eFinland
  Articles. News. Publications. Projects. Statistics. eBusiness. eGovernment.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Eurocaus - Fighting European Spam
  "Finnish law forbids sending unsolicited commercial advertisements to private persons and to newsgroups. Sending UCE from another EU country to Finland may also be illegal."
  Updated: Thu 1 Dec 2005
  
  
• Excite Search Results for News Articles from Finland
  Excite Web Search gave 105 links to items concerning Finland as of Nvember 2005.
  Updated: Thu 1 Dec 2005
  
  
• Finland Journal
  Finland's largest source of News & Commentaries in English. Includes: Latest Headlines, Columnists, Politics, World, Business, Technology, Sports, Culture, Entertainment, Health, Foreigners, and a whole lot more. The 'Finland Journal' is completely free. Readers can even comment on each of the articles and join in active discussions with others.The site is solely run and supported by a group of energetic Finns and foreigners who have a passion for Finnish life and culture.
  Updated: Thu 1 Dec 2005
  
  
• Finland News
  On-line news from the World News Network. Includes links to many tens of newspapers around the world.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Information Resource Map of Finland
  On this active map one gets the on-line information servers of Finnish Internet sites - WWW, gopher and FTP Servers. Interactive map of Finland. "Clicking on Finland outside any particular point, gives a fact sheet on Finland. Clicking other countries brings up the corresponding active map."
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• News From finland
  HELSINGIN SANOMAT, INTERNATIONAL EDITION an up to date web copy of this newspapper.
  Updated: Tue 25 Oct 2005
  
  
• NewsRoom Finland
  Produced by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Daily news, press releases, speeches, topical articles, art and sport news. Search facility.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Population of Finland
  Finland's population of five million has adapted to life under peripheral conditions in northern Europe. Finns make up 35% of the world's population north of latitude 60ºN.
  Updated: Wed 2 Aug 2006
  
  
• Scandinavia FM
  Latest news from WN Network. Live News and Music from Scandinavia.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Sonera Media Net
  The Software section provides the required programs needed for receiving multimedia content from Sonera MediaNet. One can access the multimedia content via the Media database.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  

• Scandinavia News
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  

• American Journalism Review (AJR) Newslink
  Links to Finland newspapers.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Amerikan Uutiset
  The Voice of Finnish Americans since 1932. Has a section on recent news in Finland.
  Updated: Tue 17 Jan 2006
  
  
• Ark
  Website for Ark, a magazine of The Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA), minimal web coverage.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Baiki
  The North American Sami Journal. Baiki is the cultural periodical that grew out of the North American search for Sami roots. Baiki is the reindeer herding society's word for "cultural survival". Baiki started in 1991.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• EKO.fi
  Eko.fi is an internet magazine published by the Green Cultural Association with focus on ecological philosophy and environmental thinking. It is a culturally critical and open forum, where academic thinkers as well as environmentally interested at grass root level can meet and discuss with one another.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• English Newspaper
  A new freely distributed English newspaper in Helsinki area, with 15.000 copies circulation We focuse on culture and entertainment for a young and dynamic audience.
  Updated: Wed 21 Feb 2007
  
  
• Finlandia Weekly
  A Finnish/English subscriber-based newspaper from Lake Worth, Florida USA. The English edition of the weekly e-zine is still under construction. (April 2004) English sections completed include the Bookstore and Photo Gallery.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Finland Journal
  Finland's largest source of News & Commentaries in English.
  Updated: Sat 5 Nov 2005
  
  
• Finland News
  Part of the World News Network. News items from various newspapers.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Finland News, Finland Newspapers
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Finnish Music Quarterly
  A quarterly music magazine published in English. Selected articles. List of articles in previous issues (1985 to date). Subscription info. Articles cover everything from choral music through record reviews to analyzing symphonies. Finnish Music Quarterly music magazine page is under construction. The page will be opened during the Autumn 2005.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Finnish-North American Newspapers & Magazines
  Probably the most comprehensive list of Finnish-American and Finnish-Canadian newspapers available, with links to their web sites and e-mail addresses.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Raivaaja Publishing Company
  A Finnish and English weekly newspaper, since 1905, located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts USA. Associated bookstore specializing in Finnish and Finnish American books, cassettes and CD's. Books on many subjects, e.g., Finnish Literature. Finnish-American Literature. Finland-US Relations. Finland and Finnish History. Finnish American History. Humor. Cooking/Cookbooks. The Arts. Biography. Language Aids. Local/Regional History. The Soviet Union Experience. Memoirs. Sauna. Folklore.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Taide Publishing: Taide Art Magazine
  "In 1987, the Artists' Association of Finland founded Taide Publishing Company to handle its publication activities. The company continued the publishing of the Association's art magazine Taide and publishes literature relating to the field of art. In 1991 the company opened an art book store at the Finnish National Gallery."
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• The Finnish American Reporter
  "The Finnish American Reporter is a monthly, English language journal, established in 1986, featuring articles and news reports of interest to Finns across North America, in Finland and around the world." Includes titles of articles in current issue plus a wide-ranging calendar of events for up-coming months.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• Vapaa Sana
  Weekly newspaper, established in 1931. English & Finnish (predominant) net news. It includes feature articles such as: From Heroes to Enemies, Finns in Canada 1937-1947. Tom Sukanen built a ship on the prairie and became a Canadian legend. A few handy things to know when motoring in Finland.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  
• WashingtonPost.com: International: Finland
  Recent stories about Finland. Internet links.
  Updated: Fri 2 Dec 2005
  
  

• A4 Media
  A4 Media is a Finnish media company specialising in digital media.
  Updated: Sat 3 Dec 2005
  
  
• Association of Finnish Broadcasters
  Commercial radio in Finland - Short history - General information - Ownership of stations plus other stats.
  Updated: Thu 3 Nov 2005
  
  
• Boston's Radio station WGBH - Finnish music programming on Sound & Spirit
  WGBH aired Finnish music during weeks of Jan 4, 2004 (Kalevala) and Jan 11, 2004 ("Finnish music, from pagan magical chants to 19th century classical sounds...including the Arctic people known as the Sami, whose compelling music, called joikking, has preserved their extraordinary spirit from the deepest past into the modern age." Every week, the four most recent programs are available for on-demand listening with RealPlayer. Hurry before it's too late.
  Updated: Sat 3 Dec 2005
  
  
• Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)
  The website provides information about YLE, YLE events, audio News from Finland in several languages. The site also includes a webcam (located on YLE's relay station in Helsinki) which spans Helsinki in all directions and can be directed by anyone on the internet permitting a look at say, the opera house or city centre, etc.
  Updated: Sat 3 Dec 2005
  
  
• Finnish Language TV broadcast in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
  "Finland Calling" is broadcast from Station WLUC in Negaunee, MI, USA. Also broadcasted on the Internet. This long-running show is hosted by Carl Pellonpaa.
  Updated: Sat 3 Dec 2005
  
  
• Finnish Radio Program
  San Francisco, CA 90.3fm - KUSF. Every Sunday 1-2pm (Pacific Standard Time)
  Updated: Sat 3 Dec 2005
  
  
• Music and Culture of Finland… Pirkko Kiansten
  1.5 hours of Finnish music and other interesting programming on radio station CFUV, 101.9 FM, Victoria, BC Canada - Saturdays. Programming schedules for North America and also Europe.
  Updated: Wed 26 Oct 2005
  
  
• Sami Radio
  Voice of Samiland. Information. Program schedule. News. Sami people. Sami media. Sami links.
  Updated: Wed 13 Jul 2005
  
  
• TV Finland
  TV Finland is a television satellite channel directed primarily towards Finns living abroad.
  Updated: Sat 3 Dec 2005
  
  
• Welcome to WRN - Audio OnDemand: YLE Radio Finland
  Newscasts/Music available in Real Audio in the Finnish, Swedish, English, German, Russian and French languages. Must have Realplayer (free download) installed.
  Updated: Sat 3 Dec 2005
  
  
• YLE24
  A 24 hour news and current affairs service available in analog and digital tv, text-tv and Internet, also wireless. Content primarily in Finnish.
  Updated: Sat 3 Dec 2005
  
  

• Ylioppilaslehti, The Finnish Student Magazine
  "Ylioppilaslehti is the oldest and most widely-read student magazine in the Finnish language. Founded in 1913, the newsprint magazine has a current circulation of 30,000. The predominant majority of Ylioppilaslehti readers are University of Helsinki students." The website is divided into 3 self-explanatory subpages: Info, The Latest Issue, Archives (currently back to Autumn 1995).
  Updated: Sat 3 Dec 2005