Is there more to it than posting a status update?
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Is there more to it than posting a status update?
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museums also conduct research, documentation and create exhib<strong>it</strong>ions in their own fields.<br />
Add<strong>it</strong>ionally they coordinate museum co-operation in their fields. Examples of specialized<br />
museums are Design Museum in Helsinki, Forum Marinum in Turku, and Finnish Aviation<br />
Museum in Vantaa. Also art museums conduct research, and documenting and create<br />
exhib<strong>it</strong>ions while promoting and guiding the art museum activ<strong>it</strong>ies in the c<strong>it</strong>ies or <strong>to</strong>wns they<br />
are located in. The Finnish Museum of Natural His<strong>to</strong>ry is an independent research inst<strong>it</strong>ution<br />
connected <strong>to</strong> the Univers<strong>it</strong>y of Helsinki. Their collections include botanical, zoological,<br />
geological and paleon<strong>to</strong>logical specimens that serve biological and geological research and<br />
education.<br />
5.1.2 The utilization of internet and social media in Finland<br />
As can be seen from Table 4, social media and different online commun<strong>it</strong>ies are well known and<br />
utilized in Finland. In 2010, 42 percent out of 16–74-year old people used in Finland utilized<br />
some online commun<strong>it</strong>y, such as Facebook or Tw<strong>it</strong>ter. Two out of three young or young adults<br />
follow these services daily. Also the older age groups are active in using the internet; in the 65–<br />
74-year old group an increase of 10 percent happened in the utilization of the internet in only one<br />
year, resulting in 43 percent of this group utilizing the internet in 2010. Not only are <strong>more</strong> people<br />
Table 4: The utilization of internet and social media in Finland (Modified from Official Statistics<br />
of Finland (OSF), 2010)<br />
Has used the<br />
internet during<br />
past 3 months<br />
Uses the<br />
internet<br />
multiple times<br />
per day<br />
Has searched<br />
for<br />
information on<br />
services or<br />
products<br />
during past 3<br />
months<br />
Has registered<br />
as a user in a<br />
social network<br />
service<br />
16-24v 99 76 80 83 67<br />
25-34v 100 78 94 76 60<br />
35-44v 96 65 84 44 25<br />
45-54v 92 53 80 29 12<br />
55-64v 75 43 60 15 5<br />
65-74v 43 19 32 5 2<br />
Men 87 59 76 40 25<br />
Women 85 54 70 43 30<br />
Total 86 56 73 42 28<br />
Follows a<br />
social network<br />
service daily<br />
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