Keeping contact with friends and family seemed to be the most common reason among Finns to use WhatsApp, as of 2019. 97 percent of the respondents to a survey stated to be using the platform for that purpose, whereas ten percent used it for strengthening professional networks. Two percent used WhatsApp for news that year.
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