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Finland

Finland Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 22,600 2014 68th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.12 2001 16th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 318 1999 14th out of 44
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
Cable TV subscribers 184 2005 10th out of 18
Cinema > Number of cinemas 205 2006 24th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 42 2011 33th out of 82
Cinema attendance 7 million 2003 42nd out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 1.34 2003 25th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 7 million 1999 28th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.36 1999 21st out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.045 per 1,000 people 1998 19th out of 52
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 431.07 2004 5th out of 77
Films produced 15 2003 40th out of 50
Films produced per million 2.88 2003 12th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,401.23 per 1,000 people 2005 24th out of 140
Households with television 94.1% 2005 11th out of 14
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $15.42 billion 2009 28th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 922.9 million min. 2000 37th out of 143
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 223.82 2005 8th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.65 million 2012 46th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 303.83 2012 21st out of 188
Internet > Hosts 3.88 million 2008 15th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 729.66 2008 4th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,575.34 2014 8th out of 233
Internet > ISP 3 2002 11th out of 27
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 22,617 Mbps 2004 21st out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 4,326.01 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 16th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 4,325.99 Mbps 2004 16th out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 3 2003 138th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 91% 2013 9th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 4.79 million 2013 61st out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 91 2012 8th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 909.45 2013 7th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 91% 2012 8th out of 200
Internet > Users 3.6 million 2007 44th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 687.23 per 1,000 people 2007 13th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 680.69 2007 13th out of 149
Internet penetration 85.3 2010 7th out of 45
Internet users 4.48 million 2010 21st out of 45
Internet users > Per 100 people 82.48 2008 6th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 5.23 million 2005 53th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 997.12 per 1,000 people 2005 19th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 997.12 2005 19th out of 167
Mobile phones 84.5 per 100 people 2002 8th out of 43
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Finnish News Agency - Suomen Tietotoimisto (STT) - in Finnish, Swedish and English

2012
Newspaper circulation 2.3 million 2003 14th out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000 441.97 2003 3rd out of 50
Newspapers 55 2003 16th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 53 2004 29th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.25 million 2004 25th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Helsingin Sanomat - Helsinki daily

Ilta-Sanomat - Helsinki, evening daily

Hufvudstadsbladet - Helsinki, Swedish-language daily


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 445.11 per 1,000 people 2000 3rd out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 445.11 2000 3rd out of 57
Newspapers per million 10.55 2003 10th out of 66
Number of PCs per million 481.05 2004 19th out of 162
Personal computers 2.52 million 2004 35th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 481.05 per 1,000 people 2004 20th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 481.05 2004 19th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public

The Voice - private

Radio Nova - national, private


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 1998
Radio receivers 7.7 million 1997 40th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 1.5 per capita 1997 2nd out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 1,498.1 1997 2nd out of 179
Radios 7.7 million 2003 41st out of 221
Radios per 1000 1,477.07 2003 2nd out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 890,000 2012 77th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 16.45 2012 100th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 9.32 million 2012 82nd out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.32 million 2012 82nd out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 172.51 2012 14th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,721.37 2012 10th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 890,000 2012 78th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 164.38 2012 100th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.8$ 2004 50th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 404.11 2005 30th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment modern system with excellent service 2013
Telephone system > 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)(Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.08 million 2011 73th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 332.16 per 1,000 people 2007 34th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 267.85 2009 58th out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 8.39 million 2010 77th out of 209
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,160.65 per 1,000 people 2007 23th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,442.25 2009 17th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public, web pages in English

MTV3 - private

Nelonen (Channel 4) - private

2012
Television broadcast stations 120 1999 2nd out of 13
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 23.23 per 1 million people 1999 1st out of 13
Television receivers 3.2 million 1997 46th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 622.59 per 1,000 people 1997 8th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 622.59 1997 8th out of 176
Television viewing 18 hours per person per wee 2002 13th out of 13
Television viewing per million 3.46 hours per person per wee 2002 4th out of 13
Televisions 3.2 million 2003 46th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 613.85 2003 11th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; OECD Communications Outlook 2005; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Internet Movie Database 2003; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; International Telecommunication Union; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996); Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

Citation

  • Finland ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions > per 100 people amongst European Union in 2012.
  • Finland ranked first for radios per 1000 amongst Europe in 2003.
  • Finland ranked second for radio receivers > per capita amongst Christian countries in 1997.
  • Finland ranked third for television receivers > per capita amongst Cold countries in 1997.
  • Finland ranked first for telecoms > mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 amongst High income OECD countries in 2012.

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