Yle, also known as Oy Yleisradio Ab, is a state-owned public service broadcaster headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 1926, the company operates under the Ministry of Transport and Communications, employs approximately 3020 individuals, and reported $615.7M in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, Yle specializes in broadcast television and radio, also operating across digital streaming. The company provides news, cultural programming, and educational content in Finnish, Swedish (Svenska Yle), and indigenous Sámi languages, reaching over 90% of the Finnish population weekly. Unlike commercial broadcasters, Yle operates completely ad-free and is funded directly via a dedicated public broadcasting tax (Yle-vero).

2025 Revenue

Founded

1926

Headcount

3,365

Headquarters

Finland

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

State Owned

News Summary:

On March 22, 2026, Yleisradio initiated an open competition for IT services, specifically for the resale and billing of AWS public cloud services across the European Economic Area. Previously, on January 11, 2026, Yleisradio Oy launched an open competition for studio mixing consoles, including heavy sound desks and DSP cores, intended for the period from 2026 to 2030, covering the European Economic Area. In September 2025, Yleisradio Oy awarded contracts for personal financial and insurance services in Finland, with the total value of all awarded contracts reaching 1,396,516.00 EUR. Earlier, on August 10, 2025, Finland's national public broadcasting company, Yleisradio Oy (Yle), announced in late July that Helsinki recorded zero road crash fatalities in the preceding twelve months, attributing this success to lower speed limits, smarter street design, and enhanced enforcement. This followed an open competition launched by Yleisradio Oy on May 25, 2025, for lighting equipment and electric lamps for Vaasa, Finland.

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Yle offers 6 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Yle's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.
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Yle's revenues were less than $1B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Yle's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to Yle's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of Yle's suppliers include Dell Technologies, Adobe and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Yle currently holds 48 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including athletics, soccer | association football, ice skating, winter sports, biathlon, volleyball, basketball, sailing, futsal, aquatics and swimming, floorball, badminton, ice hockey, multi-sport and tennis.

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