Annual index increases to YLE’s funding to be frozen for 2025–2027

The President of the Republic approved the amendment to the Act on the State Television and Radio Fund on 29 December 2024. It is to enter into force on 1 January 2025. The amendment will freeze the annual index increases to funding of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. The amendment implements the policies of the parliamentary YLE working group.

The YLE working group tasked with assessing the public service duties and funding of YLE proposed in its report of 12 September 2024 that the annual index increases to YLE’s funding be frozen for three years in 2025–2027. This will be achieved by the approved amendment to the Act on the State Television and Radio Fund.

In practice, no annual index increases will be made in 2025, 2026 and 2027 to the appropriation from the national budget to the Television and Radio Fund for covering the costs arising from the public service.

This means that the appropriation for YLE will not increase in 2025–2027 compared to 2024. Without the amendment, the YLE funding would increase in comparison to the appropriation of 2024 by around EUR 16 million in 2025, around EUR 31 million in 2026 and around EUR 47 million in 2027.

What’s next?

The amendment to the Act will enter into force on 1 January 2025. 

In 2025, 2026 and 2027, no annual index increases will be made to YLE funding.

Inquiries:

Eero Salojärvi, Senior Specialist, [email protected], tel. +358 29 532 4123
Roosa Patrakka, Senior Specialist, [email protected], tel. +358 29 534 2192