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Title	Freedom of the Press - Finland (2002)
Publisher	Freedom House
Country	Finland
Publication Date	22 April 2002
Cite as	Freedom House, Freedom of the Press - Finland (2002), 22 April 2002, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/47345054c.html [accessed 4 June 2012]
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Freedom of the Press - Finland (2002)

Status: Free
Legal Environment: 1
Political Influences: 3
Economic Pressures: 6
Total Score: 10

Population: n/a
GNI/capita: n/a
Life Expectancy: 77
Religious Groups: n/a
Ethnic Groups: Finnish (93 percent), Swedish (6 percent), other, including Lapp [Saami] (1 percent)
Capital: Helsinki

A wide variety of news media is available to the public, and a citizen's right of reply is guaranteed. Newspapers are privately owned, some by political parties or their affiliates. Many others are controlled by or support a political party. Per capita use of the Internet is among the highest in the world.

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