Minister Ranne: Openness of Yle’s operations and finances must be maximised through legislative amendments

The Ministry of Transport and Communications is prepared to officially start the drafting of amendments to the Act on the Finnish Broadcasting Company to increase the openness of the company. The amendments are based on the Government Programme.

“State ownership policy is committed to compliance with good governance, openness and transparency. The Finnish Broadcasting Company, Yle, is a special assignment company, the governance of which differs from other companies. However, Yle is also bound by the Limited Liability Companies Act, and access to information is often restricted based on this. The company must set an example on openness for its sector too and be fully transparent about its operations and spending. Legislative amendments are needed to increase this openness, and for this reason, a decision on the legislative project will be made to officially start the drafting of such amendments in early autumn,” says Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne.
 
The Finnish Broadcasting Company, Yle, is a limited liability company engaged in public service and operating in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. An administrative council appointed by Parliament is responsible for supervising Yle and seeing to the implementation of Yle’s public service duties.
 
A parliamentary working group has assessed Yle’s duties and funding, but it has not yet adopted its report.

Inquiries:

Maaria Wallin, Special Adviser, tel. +358 295 342 236, [email protected]