Eero Hyvönen addresses discrepancies in state funding proposal from Ministry of Justice in Finland

Yle reported on Friday, August 9, that Eero Hyvönen, chairman of the Council for Mass Media, stated in an interview with Journalisti magazine that the public administration presented a different proposal regarding the state funding received by the Council than what Justice Minister Leena Meri ultimately presented. However, Hyvönen clarified that he was discussing state aid from the Ministry of Justice in a broader context and indicated that he was unaware of the specific proposal concerning the Council for Mass Media. For more information on the topic, you can read here: https://yle.fi/a/74-20104150.