Page last updated on January 31, 2014

Telephones - main lines in use:
890,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 79
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
9.32 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 83
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system with excellent service
domestic: digital fiber-optic fixed-line network and an extensive mobile-cellular network provide domestic needs
international: country code - 358; submarine cables provide links to Estonia and Sweden; 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) (2011)

Broadcast media:
a mix of publicly operated TV stations and privately owned TV stations; the 2 publicly owned TV stations recently expanded services and the largest private TV station has introduced several special-interest pay-TV channels; cable and satellite multi-channel subscription services are available; all TV signals have been broadcast digitally since September 2007; analog broadcasts via cable networks were terminated in February 2008; public broadcasting maintains a network of 13 national and 25 regional radio stations; a large number of private radio broadcasters (2008)

Internet country code:
.fi; note - Aland Islands assigned .ax

Internet hosts:
4.763 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
4.393 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 55
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]