The majority of the 15 most read cases in Yle News in 2021, a total of 11, dealt with issues related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Other popular topics were the problems faced by jobseekers in Finland, the rare case of contaminated eggs and directing people to leave Finland, at least temporarily, in the midst of corona restrictions.
15. Readers of Yle News in April were interested in the safety issues of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine and dealing with surplus attacks.
14. The short-lived proposal of the newly elected mayor that Helsinki should use English as an official language in the city caused a bit of a stir in many corners, not least among our readers.
13. Updates that proved to be relatively soft in March caught the attention of Yle News readers.
12. As the epidemic began to improve and vaccines gradually became available in June, many people seeking international tourism were attracted to this guide.
11. Readers turned to Yle News for information on the upcoming arrival of the Delta variant of the coronavirus in February 2021.
10. Article from Finland "brain loss" was very popular, as it explained the experiences of several highly educated foreigners and Finnish returnees who found it difficult to get a job in the country.
9. Similarly, we heard from jobseekers about foreigners who faced major hurdles in trying to get jobs in January.
8. Finland’s corona situation worsened in March, when the country declared a state of emergency, which gave the government more flexibility in imposing restrictions on combating the epidemic.
7. Incredible inedible eggs sparked readers ’interest when a rare case of salmonella had to be withdrawn.
6. Readers wanted more information on the regional Covid restrictions and rules that Parliament would have approved.
5. The year may have been overshadowed by pandemic news, but everyone still seems to like Finland’s baby boxes. A container for newborn supplies and clothing for the year was unveiled in March.
4. When Finland was closed in March to curb the spread of the coronavirus, our readers wanted to know what it really meant.
3. Yle The third most watched story in the news was about a Turku-based company that is patenting a drug called Covid in the form of a nasal spray that gives low and safe doses of hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin and aprotinin.
2. When Covid was first introduced, people were curious about its possible side effects. An article on the subject published in early January garnered the second most pages of the year.
1. The most popular content in Yle News this year was not even an article, but a rich collection of information and charts on the country’s Covid-19 situation. Regional information on the progress of the epidemic and vaccination against it is constantly updated.
Source: The Nordic Page
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