YLE, founded in 1958 and headquartered in Finland, is the country's public service broadcaster. Ninety-nine point ninety-eight percent owned by the Finnish state, it operates television and radio services, drawing a model similar to the BBC. Employing approximately 3,020 people in 2023, YLE's annual revenue was less than $1 billion.
YLE currently holds 35 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including winter sports, tennis, basketball, multi-sport, futsal, soccer | association football, ice hockey, aquatics and swimming, biathlon, volleyball, ice skating, athletics, sailing and floorball.