Yle offers multimedia news in English
Yle News broadcasts in English at 11:05am on TV1 (weekdays except national holidays). Beginning in mid-May 2013, the broadcast time will be 3pm. Our services are also available via FM, cable and web radio, Facebook, Twitter, teletext and podcast.
A radio bulletin of domestic news in English can be heard weekdays at 3:30pm on Yle Mondo. On weekends the bulletin airs at 3:29pm on Yle Mondo. The 'Watch our latest TV broadcast' section on the Yle News website also links to our latest radio broadcasts, which can also be accessed as a podcast.
A three-minute roundup of international and domestic news is broadcast at 3:55pm on Yle Radio 1 frequencies throughout the country. Yle Radio 1 can be heard at 87.9 or 90.9 FM. The latter is also available online.
There is also a three-minute roundup of domestic news in English at 3:30pm weekdays (3:29 weekends) on Yle Mondo (97.5 FM in the Uusimaa region, cable 107.3).
Yle domestic news and weather in English can also seen on teletext pages 190-194 or clicking on this link.
You can also keep up with the latest online updates from Yle News via Facebook and Twitter. With more than 11,000 followers, @ylenews is one of the Finnish Broadcasting Company's most popular Twitter services. A text-only mobile version of this site is also available.
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Finnish income gap lower than European average
Income differences in Finland are below the average in Europe, according to Statistics Finland. The gap between richest and poorest is largest in Latvia and Bulgaria and smallest in Norway and Iceland.
Two tumble from Töölö balcony
One man died and another was seriously injured on Wednesday morning when they fell from a fifth-floor balcony in the Töölö district of Helsinki.
Evira: Don’t use datura-laced SOK veggies
The Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira has warned consumers not to use a frozen vegetable product sold by the SOK group that was found to be laced with seeds from the highly toxic datura plant.
Itella chops 180 management jobs
The state mail delivery and logistics company launched retrenchment talks in mid-April with the aim of cutting 350 jobs.
Researcher: Bullying should be nipped in the bud
Research shows that small children don’t have an inherent tendency to bully their peers, but learn the practice from others.
Met man: Monster tornado also possible in Finland
A meteorologist and storm chaser says that the kind of tornado that recently killed dozens of people in Oklahoma in the USA, is also possible in Finland. Finland suffered extensive destruction in a series of massive twisters that struck in 1932.
Workers' tax badge rule sees flood of registrations
In an effort to combat illegal labour practices, Finland’s tax authorities introduced a requirement for workers in the construction industry to register by way of individual tax numbers to be displayed on a badge. Authorities say that thousands of new workers are emerging as a result, with tax badges being assigned to carpenters, security guards and even cooks on the same construction site.
Lottery lands toilet tissue company in the can
Finland’s Consumer Ombudsman has taken the manufacturer of the well-known Lotus brand of toilet tissue to court for aggressive marketing. The company has offered consumers who buy its toilet paper a chance to win a 100,000-euro jackpot prize. However the chances of actually winning are paper-thin: just one in 2.4 billion.
Tax badges may be introduced for cleaners, too
This spring, tax badges became obligatory for builders -- and cleaning staff could be next.
Talvivaara mine stains river orange
The mine has been involved in a string of environmental mishaps -- and PR fiascos -- for more than six months.
