Radio is an auditory medium. It is the cheapest and the most wide spread means of communication and is accessible to all the sections of the society and available in almost in all the regions of the country, be it urban or rural, across the globe.
Radio Finland initially implied the
YLE. This is because YLE monopolized the radio operations since the inception of radio in Finland. But the scenario has gradually undergone a change with the emergence of commercial radio stations.
Radio Finland serves as the medium for talk programs, discussions on current affairs and culture, programs on music, news, entertainment and sport for audience of all age groups. In the beginning the national commercial broadcasting was monopolized by
Radio Nova. Classic FM, The Voice, and NRJ appeared later as other commercial radio stations.
Radio Finland has had its maximum growth in
Helsinki, one of the major cities of the Finland Archipelago. Some of the radio FM Stations hosted by this city include YLE Radio Suomi, Sport FM, Radio Dei, Radio Nova, Classic FM and Groove FM. Turku sports Radio Robin Hood and Radio Sata, Tampere has Radio 957, Radio Moreeni and Radio Moro, Varkus posses Oikea Asema, Oulu hosts Radio alex, and Kuopio has Radio Kantti.
Radio Finland broadcasts foreign language programs through
YLE Mondol. This is aired from Helsinki 24 hours a day. It also broadcasts YLE programs in Russian and English.
The following links will lead to more information on radio Finland:
- Finnish Broadcasting Company
- YLE Mondo
- Association of Finnish Broadcasters
