Communications in Finland

Finland has excellent communications, and is considered one of the most advanced information societies in the world. [ [http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25850 Communications superpower — Virtual Finland ] ]

Telephones

Telephones - main lines in use:2.368 million (2004)

Telephones - mobile cellular:4.988 million (2004)

Telephone system:"General Assessment:"Modern system with excellent service.

"Domestic:"
Digital fiber-optic fixed-line network and an extensive cellular network provide domestic needs. There are two major cellular network providers with independent networds (Elisa and Sonera). There are several smaller providers such as DNA, which may have independent networks in smaller areas, but are generally dependent on rented networks. There is a great variety of cellular providers and contracts, and competition is particularly fierce.

"International:"Country code - 358; 1 submarine cable (Finland Estonia Connection); satellite earth stations - access to Intelsat transmission service via a Swedish satellite earth station, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Finland shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden).

Radio and Television

There is a national public radio and television company Yleisradio (Yle), which is funded by television license fees, and two major private media companies, Alma Media and SanomaWSOY, with national TV channels. Yle maintains four TV channels YLE1, YLE2, Teema and FST5. There are four advertising-funded, national channels: Alma Media has MTV3 and SubTV, and SanomaWSOY has Nelonen and JIM. There are also a lot of pay-TV channels.

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 (1998)

Television broadcast stations:120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)

Television is broadcasted as digital (DVB-T) only since August 2007. On cable, only digital (DVB-C) will be broadcasted from 2008 on.

Internet

Internet country code: .fi

Internet hosts:1,503,976 (2005)

Internet users:3.286 million (2005)

ee also

* Finland

References

External links

* [http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25850 Virtual Finland - Communications superpower (including statistics)]