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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Valio recalls salad mix over datura fears
A second food product has been withdrawn in Finland because of a risk that it could contain poisonous seeds.
Five-vehicle crash near Kotka kills two
Part of Highway 7 remained closed five hours after the collision.
Swine flu shots boosted adult risk of narcolepsy, too
The national health agency has confirmed that kids weren't the only ones with an elevated risk following the H1N1 jab a few years ago.
Nine people now affected by datura poisoning
Nine people have now been affected by datura contamination from frozen vegetables sold by a Finnish supermarket. Most symptoms are mild, with dry mouth, a quickening pulse and weakened vision the main effects, but some people have required hospital treatment.
Finland criticised again in Amnesty report
The human rights organisation’s annual report is highly critical of Finland’s treatment of asylum seekers. Finland was condemned for deporting asylum seekers without in-country appeals, and the practice of incarcerating children seeking refugee status in police facilities.
FFE: One in four businesses made a loss in 2012
A quarter of all Finnish firms lost money last year, according to the in-house magazine published by the Federation of Finnish Enterprises (FFE).
Baby boomers' alcohol "timebomb" set to hit Finland
Experts fear that retiring baby boomers may over indulge to such an extent that Finland could soon be forced to deal with a large cohort with unusually high levels of alcohol dependence. Incorporating messages about alcohol into basic healthcare will be key to fighting the problem.
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.
