Long Play

Long Play is an independent Finnish digital media outlet dedicated to longform investigative journalism, narrative reporting, and deep explanatory storytelling. Founded in 2013, it operates primarily on a subscription- and membership-based model, allowing its journalists to pursue complex, time-intensive investigations free from commercial pressure and daily news cycles. Its newsroom focuses on corruption, societal issues, politics, science, culture, and structural injustices, producing meticulously researched longform articles that combine investigative depth with literary-quality narrative. Long Play is known for pioneering “slow journalism” in Finland, investing months in each story and publishing only a select number of high-impact investigations every year. Through its reader-supported model, Long Play delivers exclusive, in-depth reporting that helps citizens, academics, civil society, and policymakers understand major societal challenges, scrutinise power, and engage meaningfully with public debate. Its commitment to quality, transparency, and rigorous fact-checking has made it one of the most respected independent journalism initiatives in the Nordic media landscape.