Finland: social media as main news source 2023

According to the 2023 survey, over 30 percent of the respondents aged 18 to 24 years stated that social media and blogs were their main sources for news in Finland. The share of respondents aged 25 to 34 years using social media and blogs as their main news source was 20 percent lower (19 percent), while the share of all other age groups remained below that percentage.

Social media and blogs as the main sources of news in Finland in 2023, by age group

Characteristic	Share of respondents
18-24 years	34%
25-34 years	19%
35-44 years	13%
45-54 years	7%
55-64 years	4%
65 years and older	2%

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Release date

2023

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Region

Finland

Survey time period

January to February 2023

Number of respondents

2,027 respondents*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Respondents who used social media and blogs for news during the week before the survey

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was stated by the source as follows: "Kerroit, että käytit näitä uutislähteitä viimeisen viikon aikana. Mikä sanoisit olevan pääasiallinen uutislähteesi?"

* Share of respondents:
18-24 years (n=181)
25-34 years (n=300)
35-44 years (n=324)
45-54 years (n=292)
55-64 years (n=398)
65 years and older (n=496)

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