Yle Vega

Yle Vega (prior to 1 September 2016 – Yle Radio Vega) is a Finnish radio channel broadcasting in the Swedish language.^[1] It is operated by Finland's national public service broadcaster Yle, and broadcast news, current affairs, culture and music targeting mature audiences, complements Yle's other Swedish-speaking service, Yle X3M, which targets youth-audiences.^[2][3] It was launched in 1997, replacing Yle's previous full-network service for Swedish-speakers, Riksradion, which was founded in 1961.^[2]

Yle Vega

Broadcast area	Finland
Programming
Language	Finnish, Swedish
Format	Full service
Ownership
Owner	Yleisradio
History
First air date	1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)
Former names	Riksradion (1961–1997) Yle Radio Vega (1997–2016)
Links
Website	Yle Vega

As of 2012^[update], Yle Vega had a technical reach of 83% of Finns older than 9 years old.^[4] The daily reach of it and Yle X3M together was 3% of the population over age 9 in 2010, making them together the 10th largest radio "channel" in Finland at the time.^[5]

The music played by the station emphasizes Finnish-Swedish music, and thus the station features little music with either Finnish lyrics or a focus on the Finnish culture. Much of the playlist is, however, taken by larger Swedish acts rather than smaller Finnish-Swedish artists.^[6]

Regional stations

Yle Vega also broadcasts regional content for five regions.^[2] These regions are:

• Vega Huvudstadsregionen: Finnish Capital Region, based in Helsinki (Helsingfors) and also available in other parts of Finland
• Vega Västnyland: Western Uusimaa (Nyland), based in Raseborg (Raasepori)
• Vega Östnyland: Eastern Uusimaa, based in Porvoo (Borgå)
• Vega Österbotten: Ostrobothnia, based in Vaasa (Vasa)
• Vega Åboland: Southwest Finland and Åland, based in Turku (Åbo) - Radio Vega's remit does not include coverage of events on Åland, since broadcasting there is a reserved matter for the autonomous provincial government in Mariehamn. Åland has its own public service radio and television service, Ålands Radio och TV.