Recipes for Systemic Change - Helsinki Design Lab

90%80%70%Home PCInternet connectionBroadband60%50%40%30%20%10%0%|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005Source Frequency of information technology equipment in housholds, 2000-2008OSF: StatisticsFinland,ConsumerD5.2 Internetsurvey|2006|2007|2008SourceStatisticsFinland, “Useof informationand communicationstechnology2008”Internet use among teenagers (age 15-19) is universal, having reached99% saturation in 2007. Access is widely available throughout the day oncomputers at home, in the classroom and public libraries, and on hand-heldmobile devices.High-speed internet is a legal right in Finland. Legislation passed inJune 2009 requires internet service providers must guarantee bandwidth ata minimum 1 MBps with the goal set for 100 MBps by 2015.The most common uses for the internet include e-mail, online research,shopping and banking. Many of the social and more interactive tasks skewheavily toward younger ages.% Internet Users, by task 16-29 yrs 30-49 yrs 50-74 yrsInstant messaging 69% 28% 12%Downloading music 64% 37% 16%Chatting online 54% 26% 11%On-line gaming 31% 8% 4%D5.3 Social Networking & Virtual ExperienceSocial networks draw a large audience among Finnish teenagers. IRC-Galleria, which grew from a modest photo-sharing website, is now the mostwidely used online social network in Finland. Much like Facebook, userspost photos, add comments, chat with a network of friends and make newfriends on line. Its popularity and reach makes IRC-Galleria the largestform of “youth media” in the country, surpassing print, radio and television.181