As of March 2020, media advertising expenditure in Finland decreased in total by 15.5 percent compared to March 2019 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Spending on advertising in printed newspapers, printed free newspapers, and movies fell by over 30 percent in comparison with the previous year. At the same time, online media advertising declined the least, by 1.3 percent, and TV advertising declined by 6.5 percent.
Decrease in media advertising expenditure due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Finland in March 2020, by medium (compared to 2019)
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Markkinointi & Mainonta. (April 24, 2020). Decrease in media advertising expenditure due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Finland in March 2020, by medium (compared to 2019) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113507/decrease-in-media-advertising-expenditure-due-to-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-finland/
Markkinointi & Mainonta. "Decrease in media advertising expenditure due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Finland in March 2020, by medium (compared to 2019)." Chart. April 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113507/decrease-in-media-advertising-expenditure-due-to-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-finland/
Markkinointi & Mainonta. (2020). Decrease in media advertising expenditure due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Finland in March 2020, by medium (compared to 2019). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113507/decrease-in-media-advertising-expenditure-due-to-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-finland/
Markkinointi & Mainonta. "Decrease in Media Advertising Expenditure Due to The Covid-19 Outbreak in Finland in March 2020, by Medium (Compared to 2019)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113507/decrease-in-media-advertising-expenditure-due-to-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-finland/
Markkinointi & Mainonta, Decrease in media advertising expenditure due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Finland in March 2020, by medium (compared to 2019) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113507/decrease-in-media-advertising-expenditure-due-to-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-finland/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Decrease in media advertising expenditure due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Finland in March 2020, by medium (compared to 2019) [Graph], Markkinointi & Mainonta, April 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113507/decrease-in-media-advertising-expenditure-due-to-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-finland/