Services used for video content streaming in Finland 2021
Netflix is the most popular video streaming and downloading services in Finland. A survey from 2021 found that 72 percent of respondents each stated to prefer to watch videos via this platform. In second place came YLE Areena, with a share of 48 percent of Finnish individuals, followed by YouTube.
The company behind Yle Areena
YLE Areena is an on-demand and live-stream television content website owned by the Finnish public broadcaster YLE, short for Yleisradio. Aside from YLE Areena, the company operates nationwide and regional TV and radio stations, as well as three other websites. It is funded through a special tax that was introduced in 2003.
Video streaming in Finland
Younger Finnish viewers watch online videos more often than older consumers. 96 percent of individuals aged 15 to 25 years stated in a 2018 survey to use the internet for consuming videos on a weekly basis. By contrast, the corresponding figure for people over 55 years was a share of 57 percent.
The company behind Yle Areena
YLE Areena is an on-demand and live-stream television content website owned by the Finnish public broadcaster YLE, short for Yleisradio. Aside from YLE Areena, the company operates nationwide and regional TV and radio stations, as well as three other websites. It is funded through a special tax that was introduced in 2003.
Video streaming in Finland
Younger Finnish viewers watch online videos more often than older consumers. 96 percent of individuals aged 15 to 25 years stated in a 2018 survey to use the internet for consuming videos on a weekly basis. By contrast, the corresponding figure for people over 55 years was a share of 57 percent.
