Screen time on the rise: Finnish youth spend late nights in front of screens
The use of digital screens among Finnish youth continues to increase, with 15-24-year-olds spending an average of 5 hours and 46 minutes in front of screens daily, according to a recent time use survey conducted by Statistics Finland. Overall, Finns spent an average of 4 hours and 26 minutes daily in front of screens in 2020-2021, a new record high, likely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the growth in communication technology and content availability.