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FRSO nominated for Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year award
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra is one of the nominees for the Orchestra of the Year award of the most prestigious classical music magazine, Gramophone.
Yle’s finances remained in balance in 2022
In 2022, Yle’s costs were increased by escalating levels of inflation, rising interest rates and the energy crisis.
Improved predictability and monitoring of Yle’s audio content offering
Yesterday, on 28 March, the Yle Administrative Council discussed the company’s plan for implementing the decision on the prior evaluation of audio content to be published online.
Yle’s election offering is for everyone – multilingual election discussions reach a wider audience of Finns
Yle’s mission is to serve all Finns equally, which is why Yle is paying special attention to the accessibility of its parliamentary election offering. This year, in addition to Finnish and Swedish, Yle will arrange election discussions in 4 more languages.
Nicholas Collon to continue as Chief Conductor of the FRSO until 2028
Chief Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO) since autumn 2021, Nicholas Collon is to continue his term until summer 2028. The aim of the new contract beginning in autumn 2024 is sustained collaboration.
The Contest for New Music UMK 2023 begins: submission round started today
Today marks the start of the search for Finland’s next Eurovision representative! Applicants are invited to submit their songs to Yle’s Contest for New Music UMK between 1 and 5 September 2022.
Yle launched a news service in Ukrainian
Ukrainian news is published on Yle.fi.
The Finnish Parliament approves amendment to the Yle Act – text content will continue to be part of Yle's service
Yle will still be allowed to publish text content.
Yle calls upon the European Broadcasting Union to exclude Russia from the Eurovision Song Contest
Yle has today contacted the European Broadcasting Union.
Yle in 2022: First regional elections, the Beijing Olympic Games and the Pikku Kakkonen summer tour
Learn about Yle in 2022.