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Media and Communications |
Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.65 million (2008)
country comparison to the world: 63
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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6.83 million (2008)
country comparison to the world: 73
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern system with excellent service
domestic: digital fiber-optic fixed-line network and an extensive 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)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 59, shortwave 2 (2008)
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Television broadcast stations:
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120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999); note - on 1 September 2007, Finland began broadcasting all television signals digitally; analog broadcasts via cable networks were discontinued 29 February 2008
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Internet country code:
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.fi; note - Aland Islands assigned .ax
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Internet hosts:
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4.205 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 18
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Internet users:
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4.383 million (2008)
country comparison to the world: 46
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