Media

Watch TV shows and the news. Listen to radio broadcasts and podcasts.

News and programmes also in easy Finnish

• Yle News
  Current news in brief, main and local news
• Yle news in easy Finnish               
• Selkomedia
  News mostly from Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa
• Programmes in easy Finnish | Yle News                             
• News | HS.fi
  Latest news, city, culture and science news (Helsingin Sanomat)
• Satakieli | Multilingual media (haaga-helia.fi)
  Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences publishes multilingual journalistic content across linguistic and cultural boundaries. The articles are mainly written by freelance journalists with immigrant backgrounds. The site also has articles in English, Russian and other languages.
• Children's News | HS.fi
  Helsingin Sanomat Children's News tells children about the week’s news events. Broadcasts are weekly on Fridays.
   

Radio channels and radio news also in easy Finnish

• Yle radio stations
• Latest news | Yle Areena podcasts
  News in Finnish, Swedish, English, Sámi and Karelian.
• Radio news in easy Finnish | Yle Areena
                   

Podcasts and YouTube channels

• The most popular Finnish podcasts   
• Opi suomea! podcast in easy Finnish 
  Suitable for learners on intermediate and advanced levels. The podcast’s themes include everyday life, hobbies, forest and traditions among others. 
• Learn Finnish with FinnishPod101.com | Videos and Exercises
  The channel provides help for vocabulary acquisition and practising reading and listening comprehension.
• Finnished channel
  Videos and podcasts in Finnish as well as articles about language, culture and language learning in English.       

Social media 

Get to know popular social media influencers.

YouTubers and Instagrammers

• Almost Finns | Youtube 
  Finnish-language videos on life in Finland from the perspective of three foreigners
• Roni Back I YouTube 
  Videos on life, games and trendy topics
• NikojaSanttu I YouTube 
  Vlogs and challenges
• mmiisas I YouTube
  Lifestyle vlogs
• Helmi Kantola  I YouTube
  Videos on life, e.g. MYDAY videos on various topics
• Tixtuu I YouTube
  Fun videos
• Mandimai I YouTube
  Videos and vlogs on life
• Rita&Jakob I YouTube 
  Videos on family life, entrepreneurship e.g. running a café
• Tume I YouTube 
  Lifestyle videos on student life
• Jabu I YouTube
  Food videos
• Herbalisti I YouTube
  Videos related to gaming, traveling and cats
• Daniel Ahola I YouTube
  Entertaining videos and challenges
• KLIFFA - Ilari Mettälä  I YouTube 
  Sports and lifestyle videos

• Joona Hellman I YouTube 
  Entertaining and fun videos 

  Tiktokers

• Virpi (@finnishtogo) | TikTok
  Videos for pronunciation in spoken and written everyday situations
  by a teacher who also teaches Finnish language courses at A1, A2 and B1 levels.
• Her Finland (@herfinland) | TikTok
  Interesting facts about Finns and Finnish customs through the eyes of a foreigner. The videos are mainly in English, but some of them are also in Finnish.
• Vanekuu (@vanecuevaa) | TikTok
  Sketches and other funny, informative and everyday videos by a Latin American student. The videos are in Finnish and English. Topics include Finland and Finnish language learning.
• Nerea | 🇪🇸 in 🇫🇮 (@nerea.bartolome29) | TikTok
  The life of a Spanish student in Finland: the videos are mainly in English and tell about different Finland-related facts, Finnish language and grammar, and experiences of life in Finland.