Yle Vega
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| Broadcast area | Finland |
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| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Finnish, Swedish |
| Format | Full service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Yleisradio |
| History | |
First air date | 1990 |
| Links | |
| Website | Yle Vega |
Yle Vega (prior to 1 September 2016 – Yle Radio Vega) is a Finnish radio channel broadcasting in the Swedish language.[1] It is operated by Finland's national public service broadcaster Yle (known in Swedish as Rundradion), which has its headquarters in Helsinki.
The channel provides a wide-ranging service containing both speech and music-based programming. It aims to keep Finland-Swedes informed about the society they live in – with news coverage and discussion of events not only in Swedish-speaking Finland and its localities but also in Finland as a whole as well as the wider world – while, musically, it pays particular attention to Swedish-language songs produced and performed in Finland.
Regional stations[edit]
There are five Radio Vega regions, each of which provides distinctive programming for its own area at certain times of the day. These regions are:
- Vega Huvudstadsregionen: Finnish Capital Region, based in Helsinki/Helsingfors and also available in other parts of Finland
- Vega Västnyland: Western Nylandia, based in Raseborg/Raasepori
- Vega Östnyland: Eastern Nylandia, based in Porvoo/Borgå
- Vega Österbotten: Ostrobothnia, based in Vaasa/Vasa
- Vega Åboland: Southwest Finland and Åland, based in Turku/Åbo - Radio Vega's remit does not include coverage of events on Åland, since broadcasting there is a reserved matter for the autonomous provincial government in Mariehamn. Åland has its own public service radio and television service, Ålands radio och tv.
References[edit]
- ^ "Finnpanel - Kansallinen Radiotutkimus". www.finnpanel.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
External links[edit]
- Yle Vega - Official site (Swedish)