79% Finns frequently use internet daily
Published : 10 Nov 2019, 05:11
Seventy-nine per cent of Finns use the Internet several times per day and most commonly, Finns use the Internet with their mobile phone (80%), according to Statistics Finland.
Prior to the spring 2019 Parliamentary elections, 49 per cent of Finns entitled to vote used a voting aid application. One-half (50%) of Finns aged between 16 and 89 had bought something from the Internet in the past three months.
Eleven per cent of Finns had rented short-term accommodation directly from a private person through an online marketplace.
Four out of five (79%) Finns aged between 16 and 89 used the Internet several times per day in 2019. Of those aged under 45 almost everyone did so, but for those aged 65 to 74 only 57 per cent and among those aged 75 to 89 as little as 23 per cent.
The share of Internet users in the population aged 16 to 89 was 90 per cent. Most commonly, Finns use the Internet with their mobile phone (80%).