No. 256 in Finnish
yle
"Yle" is the Finnish national public broadcasting company.
In a sentence
Yle on Suomen julkinen yleisradioyhtiö.
Yle is Finland's public broadcasting company.
In this sentence, 'Yle' is a proper noun referring to the Finnish national broadcaster, illustrating its official usage.
Yleisön mielipide vaikuttaa ohjelmien suunnitteluun Ylellä.
The audience's opinion influences program planning at Yle.
Here, 'Yle' is used possessively to show the organization's involvement in the context.
Katsoin eilen mielenkiintoisen dokumentin Ylen kanavalta.
I watched an interesting documentary on Yle's channel yesterday.
In this sentence, 'Ylen' is used in its genitive form, linking it to the channel mentioned.
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