YLE visions for the Finns
70% CHANNELS of Finnish AND SERVICES...TV programmes Reliable are news, produced facts and by fiction YLE. YLE on varied produces themes. 90% of Finnish radio programmes. A friendly family channel brings the whole of Finland to your living room. YLE purchases approximately 20% of its TV programmes Varied cultural themes and bold combinations. from Finnish programme providers. YLE also acquires selected programmes from A brave all and over curious the world. channel Last enriching year YLE everyday acquired life and looking programmes from at the 62 world countries. through 87% the eyes of of these Swedish-speaking programmes Finns. came from European countries. 3 3 1 1 4 1. Heartbeat, YLE TV1 2. European Figure Skating Championships, YLE TV2 3. HBO: True Blood, YLE TV1 4. The Wrestler, YLE 2 Teema 5. HBO: John Adams, YLE TV1 6. Min Morgon, YLE FST5 7. Wild life documentaries, YLE TV1 8. Domestic drama: Taivaan tulet, YLE TV2 1. Seitsemäs Taivas, YLE TV2 2. Documentary project, YLE TV2 2 3. Etno is happening, YLE Teema 4. Doctor Kiminkinen, YLE TV1
Puhe A discreet partner, continuing the heritage of educational and informative radio every day. A radio channel for adults, always available throughout the country. The only talk radio in Finland, offering a collection of YLE s most interesting content. A current and versatile trendsetter in popular culture, especially for the young. Part of everyday life, the Swedish-language adult radio. An open-minded and independent channel for the Swedish-speaking young audience. The most transparent Internet service in Finland. Dialogue between users, businesses and forums. svenska.yle.fi The most varied web content for the Swedish-speaking people continuous discussion with the users. YLE Areena Finland s largest Internet TV and radio service, available around the clock in Finland and abroad. Radio programmes may be ordered as podcasts. YLE Elävä arkisto YLE Living Archive. The shared history of Finland in sound and film. Thousands of TV and radio programmes can be viewed or heard at any time. yle.fi/elavaarkisto YLE Teletext News, sports, service pages and programme information.
98% of Finnish people...follow a TV or radio programme broadcast by YLE or use the online services every week. 82% of Finns use YLE services daily. Some like the news, some like sports, and some like culture. The most popular programmes include the President s reception on Independence Day, the YLE TV news, the Eurovision Song Contest, the World Ice Hockey Championships and other major sporting events. I watch the Puoli seitsemän programme on YLE TV1, because the host, Marja Hintikka, is really hot. KYÖSTI PÖYSTI, PASILA Kyösti Pöysti is a popular character in Pasila, the animated comedy series on YLE TV2. 63 cents per day...and 19.95 per month is the price of the TV fee as of January 2010. For this, you get an extensive package of programmes and services. The price of just over half a litre of milk per day. YLE offers four TV channels, six radio channels, teletext services, mobile services and online services at yle.fi. YLE s financing is decided by Parliament. For further details visit the website at www.tv-maksu.fi/en
I am a radio fanatic. I get caught up in talk shows where the participants have the courage to disagree with each other, or even argue. My favourite programme is Eftersnack on YLE Radio Vega. BETTINA SÅGBOM, BETTINA & Bettina Sågbom is an esteemed journalist of the Swedish-language YLE with a talk show of her own.
70% of Finnish...TV programmes are produced by YLE. YLE produces 90% of Finnish radio programmes. YLE purchases approximately 20% of its TV programmes from Finnish programme providers. YLE also acquires selected programmes from all over the world. Last year YLE acquired programmes from 62 countries. 87% of these programmes came from European countries. 3 1 1. Heartbeat, YLE TV1 2. European Figure Skating Championships, YLE TV2 3. HBO: True Blood, YLE TV1 4. The Wrestler, YLE Teema 5. HBO: John Adams, YLE TV1 6. Min Morgon, YLE FST5 7. Wild life documentaries, YLE TV1 8. Domestic drama: Taivaan tulet, YLE TV2 2
YLE has 25...regional stations in Finland. They make programmes for radio and TV channels and for online broadcasting. Local events and news can be followed anywhere: the regional and YLE News domestic desks work together to create an optimally broad picture of current affairs in Finland. 8 6 4 7 5 83% of YLE staff...are involved in making programmes. The share of support and administrative work is minimised. YLE employs approximately 3,300 people, which is 700 fewer than at the beginning of the millennium. Reporters are the largest occupational group at YLE.
YLE REGIONS Regional radio 20 Finnish-language and five Swedish-language regional channels on the frequencies of YLE Radio Suomi and YLE Radio Vega. Regional TV news Local news from eight areas on YLE TV2. News in Sámi on YLE FST5. YLE Sámi Radio Service in Sámi, programmes in North Sámi, Inari Sámi and Skolt Sámi. Also online. SPECIAL SERVICES Sign language news Programme subtitles Subtitling audio service News in Plain Finnish YLE Radio Finland YLE Classic YLE Mondo TV Finland Broadcasts on weekdays at 16:55, with a weekly summary on Sundays at 11:05 on YLE TV1. A sign language online chat will be launched in spring 2010. Some domestic YLE programmes in Finnish or Swedish have subtitles for the hearing-impaired. For further details please see teletext pages 331 and 775 or visit yle.fi/ohjelmaopas. Converts Finnish and Swedish subtitles into synthetic speech. The digital receiver language selection must be set to Dutch. News in Plain Finnish on the radio and online at yle.fi/selkouutiset. Finnish programmes via satellite and the Internet, available abroad. Digital channel for 24-hour classical music, can be heard through a digital TV set or online. Service in several languages: programmes in English and Russian, and radio programmes from international public broadcasting companies. Can be heard through a digital TV set and on the normal FM broadcast frequency in the Helsinki region. A digital satellite channel broadcasting Finnish programmes on YLE TV1, YLE TV2 and MTV3 for expatriates in the Nordic countries, Europe and the Canary Islands.
MILESTONES 1926 YLE is founded 1927 The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra is founded 1958 Regular television broadcasts are introduced 1969 Colour television broadcasts commenced 1975 The first regional radio channels Ylen aikainen and Radio Mellannyland start up 1981 Teletext starts up 1994 The Act on YLE enters into force 1999 YLE distribution engineering becomes Digita Oy Ab 2000 The number of television fees exceeds the two-million mark 2001 Digital television is launched 2004 Regional television broadcasts cover the whole of Finland 2006 YLE turns 80 2007 The analogue television channels are switched off 3 1 2 1. Magnus och Petski on TV, YLE FST5 2. YleX Viikonloppu 3. Lördax, YLE Radio Vega
CONTACTING YLE yle.fi firstname.surname@yle.fi YLE CENTRE Radiokatu 5, Helsinki FI-00024 Yleisradio Tel. +358 9 14801 YLE TV2, Tampere Tohlopinranta 31, PO Box 196, FI-33101 Tampere Tel. +358 3 345 6111 Production: YLE Communications and Marketing / Marja Niemi, Marja-Liisa Nordell, Leena Laine Layout: Tähtikuviot Oy Photos: YLE Photoservice / Seppo Sarkkinen, Jyrki Valkama, Merja Hannikainen, Tommi Taipalus, Petteri Kivimäki, Arto Liiti, Alexander Safonov, Niklas Meltio, Juliana Harkki English Translation: Multidoc, Maria Aalto Printed by Edita Prima Ltd February 2010