The Yle tax (, ) is a

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tax collected to fund the operation of the country's public broadcasting company,

Yle Yleisradio Oy ( Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, found ...

. The tax has been collected since 2013, when it replaced the

television licence A television licence or broadcast receiving licence is a payment required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts, or the possession of a television set where some broadcasts are funded in full or in part by the licence ...

payment (''televisiomaksu'', ''televisionsavgift''). Rates vary from 140 to 3000 euros a year, depending on the amount of taxable income an organization has.

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Tax Economy of Finland

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