How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,914 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   5.4% of the news · usually 4.5% · 104 articles
   • Kirja-arvio: Möllärimestarin sotataival (kainuunsanomat.fi)
   • YK:n rauhanturvaajia kohti ammuttiin Libanonissa, osallisena myös suomalaisia (kouvolansanomat.fi)

   Survey · Apr 2026 15% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. Health
   1.3% of the news · usually 0.9% · 25 articles
   • Influenssarokotusten saamisessa nyt viiveitä – tässä syy (is.fi)
   • Monikossa pureudutaan vammaisten arkeen Nurmijärvellä (aamuposti.fi)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Cost of living
   1.0% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2.6× usual · 19 articles
   • Swedbank: Suomen kasvuennuste 2026 alas – Asuntojen hinnoista arvio (talouselama.fi)
   • Swedbank: Suomen kasvuennuste 2026 alas (kauppalehti.fi)

   Survey · Apr 2026 27% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 18% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 1% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Jobs and work
   1.0% of the news · usually 1.0% · 19 articles
   • Taxa de desemprego na OCDE estabiliza em 5% em setembro (executivedigest.sapo.pt)
   • Desemprego jovem na OCDE no máximo de 2026 – Observador (observador.pt)

   Survey · Apr 2026 48% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Immigration
   0.9% of the news · usually 0.2% · 3.9× usual · 17 articles
   • Yle kirjoitti venäläisistä queer-turvapaikan­hakijoista – nyt oikeus antoi yhdelle kielteisen päätöksen | Kotimaa (yle.fi)
   • Porin teatterin toimitusjohtaja: Maakuntateatterien kohtalon hetket edessä jo lähivuosina – yleisökato uhkaa (yle.fi)

   Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Climate
   0.8% of the news · usually 0.6% · 15 articles
   • Yli 200 miljardin tuhot – Varautuminen on yrityksille kilpailuvaltti (kauppalehti.fi)
   • Tampereen keskustan ylle syttyy hehkumaan valoteos (aamulehti.fi)

   Survey · 2023 66% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. Democracy and elections
   0.3% of the news · usually 1.7% · 6 articles
   • Suomalaisen haastama ampumaurheilu­pomo sai kolmen vuoden toimintakiellon eettisistä rikkeistä | Urheilua lyhyesti (yle.fi)
   • Eurojackpot: Οι τυχεροί αριθμοί για τα 53 εκατ. ευρώ (tanea.gr)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. AI
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.3% · 1 articles
   • Sécurité internationale de l'IA : l'appel de Paris (libnanews.com)
   • AI freezer cyberattacks: Hackers are using cheap technology to melt supermarket stock (theage.com.au)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.0positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.6The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.8× usual2.1 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
• Fear0.7× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
• Anger0.8× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 7.2The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual8.8 words per 1,000usually 8.6The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual9.5 words per 1,000usually 10.0The GDELT Project

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.