Finland: trust in public service news 2019

According to a survey from 2019, public service broadcasting (Yle) was relatively highly trusted in Finland across the left-right political spectrum. However, the left- and centre-leaning audience expressed higher levels of trust (trust points above 8.0) in comparison to those who identified themselves as being on the political right (trust point 7.0). Among those on the left and in the centre, the trust scores were roughly equal.

How trustworthy do you rate the news from the public service broadcasting (Yle)?

Characteristic	Level of trust (0=not at all to 10=completely)
Left-aligned	8.2
Centre-aligned	8.1
Right-aligned	7

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Release date

September 2019

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Region

Finland

Survey time period

January to February 2019

Number of respondents

2,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows:
"Q1F. Some people talk about ‘left’, ‘right’, and ‘centre’ to describe parties and politicians. With this in mind, where would you place yourself on the following scale?
Q6_2018. How trustworthy would you say news from the following brands is? Use the scale below, where 0 is ‘not at all trustworthy’ and 10 is ‘completely trustworthy’."

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