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Communications of Finland

Telephones - main lines in use:1.92 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:5.231 million (2005)
Telephone system: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; 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 broadcast stations:AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:7.7 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)
Televisions:3.2 million (1997)
Internet country code:.fi; note - the ICANN has assigned the ccTLD of .ax to the Aland Islands
Internet hosts:1.634 million (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):3 (2002)
Internet users:3.286 million (2005)

Finland Quickstats

  • Population: 5,238,460 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 338,145 sq km
  • Density: 16 /km² (190th)
  • GDP (total): $163 billion (52nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $34,819 (12th)
  • Literacy: 100%

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  • Currency: Euro (€)³ (EUR)
  • Dial code: +358

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Finland Internet

  • Usage: 3,286,000
  • Penetration: 62.6 %
  • Top Domain: .fi

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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