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Online Habits of Finnish Children Use, Risks and Data Misuse
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kupiainen, Reijo Suoninen, Annikka Nikunen, Kaarina |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | Finland is known as one of the worlds’ leading countries in digital technology and education. According to Statistics Finland (Official Statistics of Finland 2010), 86% of Finns are Internet users, and every second Finn uses the Internet several times a day. Consumer Survey 2011 (Suomen virallinen tilasto 2011) shows that nearly 90% of households have a computer and about 80% have access to the Internet. Around 90% of households have a mobile phone as well. Finnish children are living in a digital media environment that is saturated not only by the Internet and mobile phones, but also by television, sound recordings, radio, video games, books and magazines. Even children under 1 year may play digital games (Suoninen 2011b, 9-10). Moreover, 58% of 9- to 16-year-olds use the Internet in their own bedrooms at home, while 39% use it at home but not in their bedrooms (Livingstone et al. 2011, 21). In the present article, we provide a general overview of Internet use among Finnish children and youth. The article is based on two surveys: EU Kids Online in Europe, and Children’s Media Barometer in Finland. The EU Kids Online survey comprised a sample of 25,142 children aged between 9 and 16 years from 25 European countries. In Finland, the EU Kids Online sample was composed of 1,017 children and youth. This survey also included an interview with one parent of each child. Children’s Media Barometer is a study of the media use of 0- to 8-year-old children, which was conducted by interviewing children and observing their media environment. A questionnaire was also administered to their parents; 743 parents answered the national survey. Here, we use some of the statistical findings from this survey. The study was conducted by the Finnish Society of Media Education. |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
