According to the survey results from 2024, around five percent of the respondents in Finland stated that print media was their main news source. Newspapers and magazines were more common source of news among older age groups, however, 12 percent of respondents younger than 24 years old used print media as their main news source.
Newspapers and magazines as the main source of news in Finland in 2024, by age group
Characteristic
Share of respondents
18-24 years
12%
25-34 years
3%
35-44 years
3%
45-54 years
2%
55-64 years
5%
65 years and older
7%
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%
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Respondents who used printed media during the week before the survey
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The 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=129) 25-34 years (n=335) 35-44 years (n=320) 45-54 years (n=306) 55-64 years (n=372) 65 years and older (n=514)
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Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. (May 21, 2024). Newspapers and magazines as the main source of news in Finland in 2024, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/626883/print-media-as-the-main-source-for-news-by-age-group-in-finland/
Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. "Newspapers and magazines as the main source of news in Finland in 2024, by age group." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/626883/print-media-as-the-main-source-for-news-by-age-group-in-finland/
Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. (2024). Newspapers and magazines as the main source of news in Finland in 2024, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/626883/print-media-as-the-main-source-for-news-by-age-group-in-finland/
Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. "Newspapers and Magazines as The Main Source of News in Finland in 2024, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/626883/print-media-as-the-main-source-for-news-by-age-group-in-finland/
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