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Also known as Yleisradio Oy, Finnish Broadcasting Company, O.Y. Suomen Yleisradio – A.B. Finlands Rundradio, Oy Suomen Yleisradio Ab, Oy Yleisradio Ab, Oy. Yleisradio Ab., Rundradion

Yleisradio Oy (; ), abbreviated as Yle (; formerly styled in all uppercase until 2012), translated into English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founded in 1926. It is a joint-stock company, which is 99.98% owned by the Finnish state and employs around 3,000 people in Finland.

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Broadcasting network.logo_size
180
Broadcasting network.logo
Ylen logo.svg
Broadcasting network.logo_caption
Logo used since 2012
Broadcasting network.type
Terrestrial radio, television and online
Broadcasting network.branding
Yleisradio
Broadcasting network.airdate
1926
Broadcasting network.country
Finland
Broadcasting network.available
Finland(The Nordics and the rest of the European Union if your registered place of residence is in Finland)
Broadcasting network.founded
(Radio) (Television)
Broadcasting network.motto
Kaikille yhteinen, jokaiselle oma (Common to all, unique to everyone)
Broadcasting network.market_share
40.3% of Finnish television viewers and 51% of radio listeners (2025)
Broadcasting network.headquarters
Uutiskatu 5, Helsinki, Finland
Broadcasting network.regions
See
Broadcasting network.owner
99.98% state-owned, supervised by an administrative council appointed by the Finnish parliament
Broadcasting network.parent
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Broadcasting network.key_people
Marit af Björkesten (CEO)
Broadcasting network.former_names
O.Y. Suomen Yleisradio / A.B. Finlands Rundradio

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Official website

Yle.fi | Uutiset, urheilu, ilmiöt

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Official name
Yleisradio Oy
Official website
svenska.yle.fi
Image
Yleisradion Iso Paja.jpg
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inception
1926-10-12
Commons category
Yleisradio
Commons Institution page
Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle Archives
social media followers
80055
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IPv6 routing prefix
2001:2060:5d::/48
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25 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Logo history
  • Services
  • Television
  • Radio
  • Finnish language
  • Swedish language
  • Sámi languages
  • Multilingual
  • Former stations
  • Digital
  • Regional offices
  • Finnish-language offices
  • Swedish-language offices
  • Sámi-language offices
  • Yle tax
  • Controversies
  • Decision to close shortwave
  • Parliamentary question about shortwave
  • Ylegate 2017
  • List of YLE directors
  • Notable news anchors
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Yleisradio Oy (; ), abbreviated as Yle (; formerly styled in all uppercase until 2012), translated into English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founded in 1926. It is a joint-stock company, which is 99.98% owned by the Finnish state and employs around 3,000 people in Finland.

Yle was long funded by revenues obtained from a broadcast receiving license fee payable by the owners of radio sets (1927–1976) and television sets (1958–2012) and through a portion of the broadcasting license fees payable by private television broadcasters. Since 2013, the license fee has been replaced by a public broadcasting tax (known as the Yle tax) collected annually from Finnish citizens and corporations. The main part of the Yle tax is collected from individual taxpayers, with payments assessed on a sliding scale. Minors and those with an annual income less than €7,813 are exempt. At the lower limit, the tax payable by individuals is €50 per annum, and the maximum (payable by an individual with a yearly income of €20,588 or more) is €140. The rationale for the abolition of the television license fee was the development of other means of delivering Yle's services, such as the Internet, and the consequent impracticality of continuing to tie the fee to the ownership of a specific device. Yle receives no advertising revenue, as all channels are advertisement-free. Yle has a status that could be described as that of a non-departmental public body. It is governed by a parliamentary governing council. Yle's turnover in 2010 was €398.4 million. In 2024, Yle's annual budget was about €600 million.

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