Over the last two years, the Finnish regional newspaper Turun Sanomat has faced two severe online harassment campaigns against its journalists. The vicious, organized attacks forced it to adopt concrete measures to ensure the safety of its journalists and prevent further harassment – and helped it learn a number of lessons along the way. The […]

“That day, when I went to the police… It was really important that you were supporting me. You gave me a ride to the police station and also back home”, Finnish journalist Linda Pelkonen told her former editor-in-chief at the daily Uusi Suomi, Markku Huusko. Three years after Pelkonen was targeted by an avalanche of […]

Finnish media professionals recognize well the gendered aspect of online violence against journalists. While male and female journalists receive similar numbers of threats, the nature of the threats differs according to gender. According to a 2016 survey by the Union of Journalists in Finland (UFJ), 14 percent of the female journalists surveyed reported threats of […]

Respect your audience – and help them understand the role of journalism today. That’s the key message from Sami Koivisto, head of audience dialogue with Finnish national public broadcaster Yle. The International Press Institute (IPI) interviewed Koivisto during a week-long visit to Finland in June as part of its Ontheline project, which aims to collect […]