Russian-Language Media in Finland: Research
Vuonna 2025 Cultura‑säätiö toteutti yhteistyössä Jyväskylän yliopiston tutkijan Rasa Zakevičiūtėn kanssa tutkimushankkeen, jonka tavoitteena oli kartoittaa venäjänkielistä mediaa Suomessa.
This study was based on a mixed methods approach, combining quantitative network analysis and qualitative interviews, which enabled insights and findings to be triangulated across diverse datasets. It was guided by four research questions:
What kinds of Russian-language media exist in Finland?
- Which social media platforms are most commonly used by Russian-language media in Finland?
- How active is Russian-language media in Finland?
- How well connected are Russian-language media actors on key social media platforms?
The key findings in this report are summarised under three main themes explored in the study: a) characteristics of Russian‑language media; b) activity of Russian-language media; and c) Russian-language media networks on social media.
The study continues the foundation’s analytical work on trust among the Russian‑speaking population in research-based knowledge and journalistic media.