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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 publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently
Households with television 94.1%
Ranked 11th. About the same as Sweden
93.91%
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 303.83
Ranked 21st.
321.12
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Finland

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 91
Ranked 8th.
94
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Finland

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 909.45
Ranked 7th.
938.39
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Finland

Internet > Users per 1000 680.69
Ranked 13th.
765.19
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Finland

Internet users 4.48 million
Ranked 21st.
8.4 million
Ranked 10th. 87% more than Finland

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Finnish News Agency - Suomen Tietotoimisto (STT) - in Finnish, Swedish and English</p> <p>TT - owned by several media groups</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 481.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
763.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Finland

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public</p> </p>The Voice - private</p> </p>Radio Nova - national, private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17290044">Full Article</a> <p>Sveriges Radio - public, operates news and public affairs station P1, classical music station P2, youth station P3 and regionally-based news and music station P4</p> </p>Rix FM - commercial, national pop music network</p> </p>NRJ - commercial, national pop music network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 172.51
Ranked 14th. 41% more than Sweden
122.62
Ranked 58th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,160.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Sweden
1,148.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public, web pages in English</p> </p>MTV3 - private</p> </p>Nelonen (Channel 4) - private</p> <p>Sveriges Television (SVT) - public, operates terrestrial networks SVT 1 and SVT 2, news channel SVT24, European satellite channel SVT Europa</p> </p>TV4 - commercial, terrestrial</p> </p>TV3 - commercial, via satellite and cable</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 622.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Sweden
519.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.

Televisions per 1000 613.85
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Sweden
513.49
Ranked 21st.
Personal computers per 1000 481.05
Ranked 19th.
762.88
Ranked 4th. 59% more than Finland

Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 431.07
Ranked 5th.
480.57
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Finland

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,401.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,804.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Finland

Internet > Users > Per capita 687.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
775.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Finland

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 164.38
Ranked 100th.
454.08
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Finland

Televisions 3.2 million
Ranked 46th.
4.6 million
Ranked 34th. 44% more than Finland
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 332.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
609.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 84% more than Finland

Internet users > Per 100 people 82.48
Ranked 6th.
87.7
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Finland

Internet > Internet users 4.79 million
Ranked 61st.
8.56 million
Ranked 44th. 79% more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 445.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Sweden
408.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 22,617 Mbps
Ranked 21st.
157,636 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Finland

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 4,326.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 16th.
17,530.71 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Finland

Personal computers 2.52 million
Ranked 35th.
6.86 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Finland

Television broadcast stations 120
Ranked 2nd.
169
Ranked 10th. 41% more than Finland
Television viewing 18 hours per person per wee
Ranked 13th. The same as Sweden
18 hours per person per wee
Ranked 11th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 922.9 million min.
Ranked 37th.
1.86 billion min.
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Finland

Radios per 1000 1,477.07
Ranked 2nd. 60% more than Sweden
920.94
Ranked 20th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,442.25
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Sweden
1,228.8
Ranked 37th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $15.42 billion
Ranked 28th.
$25.27 billion
Ranked 20th. 64% more than Finland

Internet > Percent using internet 91%
Ranked 8th.
94%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Finland

Telephones > Mobile cellular 8.39 million
Ranked 77th.
11.19 million
Ranked 66th. 33% more than Finland

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.5 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 61% more than Sweden
0.932 per capita
Ranked 18th.

Newspaper circulation per 1000 441.97
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Sweden
404.89
Ranked 4th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 267.85
Ranked 58th.
553.42
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Finland

Telephone mainlines per 1000 404.11
Ranked 30th.
716.85
Ranked 1st. 77% more than Finland

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Helsingin Sanomat - Helsinki daily</p> </p>Ilta-Sanomat - Helsinki, evening daily</p> </p>Hufvudstadsbladet - Helsinki, Swedish-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17290044">Full Article</a> <p>Aftonbladet - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Dagens Nyheter - Stockholm-based daily</p> </p>Expressen - Stockholm-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17961251">Full Article</a>
Films produced 15
Ranked 40th.
40
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Finland
Cinema attendance 7 million
Ranked 42nd.
15.8 million
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Finland
Telephone system > General assessment modern system with excellent service highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet and broadband penetration
Cinema attendance per capita 1.34
Ranked 25th.
1.76
Ranked 23th. 31% more than Finland
Television receivers per 1000 622.59
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Sweden
520.01
Ranked 19th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 42
Ranked 33th.
43
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Finland

Newspapers 55
Ranked 16th.
90
Ranked 11th. 64% more than Finland
Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,575.34
Ranked 8th.
3,336.36
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Finland
Average cost of local call 0.12
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Sweden
0.11
Ranked 21st.
Internet > Users 3.6 million
Ranked 44th.
7 million
Ranked 31st. 94% more than Finland

Internet > Internet penetration 91%
Ranked 9th.
94%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Finland
Newspaper circulation 2.3 million
Ranked 14th.
3.63 million
Ranked 11th. 57% more than Finland
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 997.12
Ranked 19th. 7% more than Sweden
934.32
Ranked 24th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,721.37
Ranked 10th. 41% more than Sweden
1,223.46
Ranked 59th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 890,000
Ranked 78th.
4.32 million
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Finland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.32 million
Ranked 82nd.
11.64 million
Ranked 70th. 25% more than Finland

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 138th.
29
Ranked 39th. 10 times more than Finland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.65 million
Ranked 46th.
3.06 million
Ranked 28th. 86% more than Finland

Cinemas > Per capita 0.045 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
0.132 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Finland

Cable TV subscribers 184
Ranked 10th.
199
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Finland
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.08 million
Ranked 73th.
4.6 million
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Finland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 16.45
Ranked 100th.
43.83
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Finland

Active military personnel 22,600
Ranked 68th. 47% more than Sweden
15,400
Ranked 80th.
Radio receivers per 1000 1,498.1
Ranked 2nd. 61% more than Sweden
932.62
Ranked 16th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 997.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 7% more than Sweden
934.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 729.66
Ranked 4th. 88% more than Sweden
388.19
Ranked 13th.

Number of PCs per million 481.05
Ranked 19th.
762.88
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Finland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 9.32 million
Ranked 82nd.
11.85 million
Ranked 70th. 27% more than Finland

Radio receivers 7.7 million
Ranked 40th.
8.25 million
Ranked 37th. 7% more than Finland

Television receivers 3.2 million
Ranked 46th.
4.6 million
Ranked 33th. 44% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 318
Ranked 14th.
373
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Finland

Television viewing per million 3.46 hours per person per wee
Ranked 4th. 72% more than Sweden
2.02 hours per person per wee
Ranked 5th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 23.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Sweden
19.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.8$
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Sweden
0.41$
Ranked 106th.

Mobile phone subscribers 5.23 million
Ranked 53th.
8.44 million
Ranked 43th. 61% more than Finland

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) country code - 46; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway)
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 11th.
29
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Finland
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 223.82
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Sweden
213.85
Ranked 10th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 890,000
Ranked 77th.
4.32 million
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Finland

Radios 7.7 million
Ranked 41st.
8.25 million
Ranked 38th. 7% more than Finland
Films produced per million 2.88
Ranked 12th.
4.47
Ranked 6th. 55% more than Finland
Internet > Hosts 3.88 million
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Sweden
3.58 million
Ranked 19th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 7 million
Ranked 28th.
15.8 million
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 445.11
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Sweden
408.81
Ranked 4th.

Mobile phones 84.5 per 100 people
Ranked 8th.
88.5 per 100 people
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Finland
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.36
Ranked 21st.
1.78
Ranked 19th. 32% more than Finland

Newspapers per million 10.55
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Sweden
10.05
Ranked 13th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 4,325.99 Mbps
Ranked 16th.
17,527.71 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Finland

Internet penetration 85.3
Ranked 7th.
92.5
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Finland
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.25 million
Ranked 25th.
4.32 million
Ranked 18th. 92% more than Finland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 53
Ranked 29th.
93
Ranked 20th. 75% more than Finland

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 35.71%
Ranked 18th.
41.86%
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 2.3 million
Ranked 21st.
3.63 million
Ranked 16th. 57% more than Finland

Internet > Top level domain .fi .se
Television > Total number of channels 6
Ranked 4th.
9
Ranked 11th. 50% more than Finland

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 29th.
0.074$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Finland

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 7.79
Ranked 9th. 71% more than Sweden
4.55
Ranked 21st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 1,169
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Sweden
826
Ranked 12th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 1.13
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Sweden
0.991
Ranked 12th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 431.32
Ranked 6th.
480.79
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Finland

Telephone system > Domestic digital fiber-optic fixed-line network and an extensive mobile-cellular network provide domestic needs coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels
Internet country code .fi .se
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 121.66 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 21st.
450.2 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Finland

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $2.89 Million US dollars
Ranked 3rd. 68% more than Sweden
$1.72 Million US dollars
Ranked 7th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 178.3 min.
Ranked 27th.
210.04 min.
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Finland

Telephone mainlines 2.12 million
Ranked 47th.
6.45 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Finland

Cinemas 232
Ranked 29th.
1,167
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 2.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 80% more than Sweden
1.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 223.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Sweden
213.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.25$/month
Ranked 88th. 16% more than Sweden
19.23$/month
Ranked 104th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 178.3 min. per capita
Ranked 26th.
209.96 min. per capita
Ranked 23th. 18% more than Finland

Internet hosts None 4396000
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 64.29%
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Sweden
58.14%
Ranked 45th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,889.11
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Sweden
$2,717.02
Ranked 9th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,694.8$ per capita
Ranked 8th.
3,065.09$ per capita
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 2,144
Ranked 11th.
2,974
Ranked 14th. 39% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 364
Ranked 10th.
400
Ranked 11th. 10% more than Finland

Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.83 million
Ranked 69th.
10.89 million
Ranked 53th. 59% more than Finland

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.17 million
Ranked 27th.
1.93 million
Ranked 16th. 64% more than Finland

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.575
Ranked 129th.
3.24
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Finland
Pay TV subscribers 49%
Ranked 12th.
64%
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Finland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 3,252
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Sweden
2,986
Ranked 9th.

Cinemas per million 45.02
Ranked 20th.
131.75
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Finland

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 10.83
Ranked 19th.
22.47
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 55
Ranked 25th.
90
Ranked 19th. 64% more than Finland

Internet > IP addresses 13.55 million
Ranked 27th.
30.37 million
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Finland
Telecommunications revenue 3.51 % of GDP
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Sweden
3.44 % of GDP
Ranked 6th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 186.11
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Sweden
41.82
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 774000000 15306000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 30.45
Ranked 10th.
41.12
Ranked 4th. 35% more than Finland

Number of PCs 2,515
Ranked 37th.
6,861
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Finland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 164.38
Ranked 105th.
454.08
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 13,173
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Sweden
12,547
Ranked 13th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 5.61 million
Ranked 32nd.
9.22 million
Ranked 26th. 64% more than Finland
Internet > Broadband access 1 million
Ranked 26th.
1.68 million
Ranked 16th. 68% more than Finland
Television broadcast stations per million 23.23
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Sweden
19.15
Ranked 2nd.
Radio > Total number of channels 9
Ranked 43th.
32
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Finland
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 77
Ranked 8th. 71% more than Sweden
45
Ranked 16th.
Cinemas > Seats 55,800
Ranked 19th.
198,900
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 2,550.2
Ranked 4th. 80% more than Sweden
1,417.58
Ranked 9th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 760
Ranked 9th.
821
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 149
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Sweden
71
Ranked 29th.

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 179.24 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 10th.
190.23 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Finland
Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2003.07.25 2001.09.01
Internet > TLD .fi; note - Aland Islands assigned .ax .se
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 128.54
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Sweden
118.14
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Livejournal users 2,617
Ranked 17th.
2,961
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Finland
Internet > Secure Internet servers 2,001
Ranked 17th.
3,676
Ranked 11th. 84% more than Finland

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 61.54%
Ranked 32nd.
75.68%
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than Finland

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.41
Ranked 11th.
3.98
Ranked 10th. 65% more than Finland

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 13
Ranked 25th.
37
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Finland

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.35 per capita
Ranked 21st.
1.78 per capita
Ranked 19th. 32% more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 178.51
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sweden
43.06
Ranked 25th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 5 days
Ranked 16th. The same as Sweden
5 days
Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 358 46
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2003.07.25 2001.09.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Internet > Communication technology patents 53.5 per 1000000 people
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Sweden
42 per 1000000 people
Ranked 2nd.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,401.23
Ranked 22nd.
1,803.74
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Finland

Advertising revenue > Share of television 21%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Sweden
20%
Ranked 11th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 106.5%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Sweden
101.3%
Ranked 5th.
Internet > Internet charges $37.00
Ranked 14th.
$44.00
Ranked 9th. 19% more than Finland
Internet > Secure servers 14.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Sweden
14 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th.
E-Government rating 48.8
Ranked 28th.
49.1
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Finland
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 22nd. The same as Sweden
99%
Ranked 27th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 226.31
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Sweden
93.32
Ranked 11th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 415.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 24% more than Sweden
335.98 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 10.63
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Sweden
10.14
Ranked 9th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 7,801
Ranked 10th. 45% more than Sweden
5,392
Ranked 8th.

Television reception through satellite 15%
Ranked 9th.
21%
Ranked 6th. 40% more than Finland
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 83.33%
Ranked 3rd.
100%
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Finland
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 380.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
406.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Finland

Internet > Web sites 13.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Finland
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.191 Number
Ranked 30th. 72% more than Sweden
0.111 Number
Ranked 38th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 1.72
Ranked 31st.
3.54
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Finland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.65 million
Ranked 63th.
5.32 million
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Finland
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 98.72%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Sweden
97.83%
Ranked 19th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 1.28%
Ranked 59th.
2.17%
Ranked 50th. 70% more than Finland
Two and a Half Men > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere September 1 2005 February 6 2004
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 56.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 56% more than Sweden
36.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 415.06
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Sweden
336.01
Ranked 11th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 1,566
Ranked 6th. 57% more than Sweden
1,000
Ranked 13th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 28.79
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Sweden
8
Ranked 33th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 28.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Sweden
8.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 500.56
Ranked 32nd. 52% more than Sweden
329.24
Ranked 43th.
Television reception through cable 44%
Ranked 11th.
50%
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Finland
Website defacements per million 2.51
Ranked 58th.
5.4
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Finland
Internet > Linux web servers 142
Ranked 16th.
162
Ranked 13th. 14% more than Finland
Website defacements 13
Ranked 62nd.
48
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Finland
Phone system > International dialling code +358 +46
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 1,064.58
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Sweden
1,010.99
Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 4442700000 74809000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 303.17
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sweden
112.98
Ranked 9th.

Telecommunications employment 1.06%
Ranked 1st. 68% more than Sweden
0.63%
Ranked 13th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 238
Ranked 11th.
364
Ranked 17th. 53% more than Finland

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 39.02
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Sweden
7.9
Ranked 32nd.

Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points 4
Ranked 13th.
24
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Finland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 593.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sweden
280.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 70.47
Ranked 4th. 56% more than Sweden
45.19
Ranked 12th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 739.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 87% more than Sweden
395.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 9.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 81st. 8 times more than Sweden
1.17$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 98th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.344$ per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 7 times more than Sweden
0.046$ per 1 million people
Ranked 81st.

Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">82.9</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">80.5</a>
Telephone lines 1.65 million
Ranked 59th.
5.32 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Finland

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.62 million
Ranked 31st.
3.79 million
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Finland

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 12.04%
Ranked 17th. 20% more than Sweden
10.06%
Ranked 24th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 16.46%
Ranked 11th. 74% more than Sweden
9.45%
Ranked 18th.

Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points 7
Ranked 12th.
16
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Finland
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2003-04 : Hanna Pakarinen <br> Season 2, 2005 : Ilkka Jääskeläinen <br> Season 3, 2007 : In progress <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2004">Season 1, 2004</a> : Daniel Lindström <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2005">Season 2, 2005</a> : Agnes Carlsson <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2006">Season 3, 2006</a> : Markus Fagervall <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_2007">Season 4, 2007</a> : Upcoming Season
Television reception by terrestrial means 41%
Ranked 7th. 41% more than Sweden
29%
Ranked 10th.
Internet > ISP per million 0.577
Ranked 14th.
3.27
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Finland
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $73.00
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Sweden
$51.00
Ranked 11th.
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date May 1998 May 29, 1998
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1998 2000
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,401.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,804.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Finland

Telephone system > Regulation 1988 1992
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points 84
Ranked 8th.
85
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Finland
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points 6
Ranked 12th.
8
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Finland
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Premi&egrave;re March 27, 2006 September 15, 2005
Never Ever > Charts > Date March 1998 March 27, 1998
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 10.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
22.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Finland

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 31.05
Ranked 51st.
57.74
Ranked 10th. 86% more than Finland

Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $69.00
Ranked 3rd. 44% more than Sweden
$48.00
Ranked 7th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals > Per capita 1,103.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Sweden
43.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 28.71$/month
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Sweden
26.72$/month
Ranked 20th.
Telephone subscribers 7.35 million
Ranked 48th.
16.22 million
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Finland

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $15,409.24 Million US dollars
Ranked 15th.
$15,980.33 Million US dollars
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Finland
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals 5,711
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Sweden
389
Ranked 12th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 419.59
Ranked 47th.
857.67
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 147.13
Ranked 5th. 59% more than Sweden
92.76
Ranked 13th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.97% GDP
Ranked 88th. 6% more than Sweden
2.8% GDP
Ranked 58th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Periodicals per million 1,103.32
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Sweden
43.85
Ranked 15th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 6.44e-06%
Ranked 7th. 63% more than Sweden
3.94e-06%
Ranked 9th.
Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Phone subscribers 1,326.08
Ranked 9th.
1,529.41
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Finland
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere February 19 2006 March 1 2006
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired November 24, 2006 April 29, 2006
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 204
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Sweden
70
Ranked 29th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 53th. The same as Sweden
1 Number
Ranked 48th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.577 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than Finland
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 1,492.11
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sweden
597.15
Ranked 5th.

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch August 27, 2001 April, 1999
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 56.92
Ranked 8th. 56% more than Sweden
36.49
Ranked 13th.

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown 31 August 2007 19 September 2005
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue 0.0
Ranked 16th.
7%
Ranked 13th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 973,000
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Sweden
370,400
Ranked 16th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 10.14
Ranked 20th.
10.34
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Finland

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 379.97
Ranked 24th.
404.82
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Finland

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,612.58
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Sweden
1,511.88
Ranked 16th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 30.45
Ranked 21st.
32.18
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Finland

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End 1/9/2007 29/10/2007
Telecommunications > Telephone > Telephone greetings, owner answers phone Using first and/or family name. When the ID of the caller is known, they may be greeted directly. "Haloo?" is sometimes used as a neutral confirmation. "Hallå?" Usually, but not always, followed with first and/or last name.
Internet > Government Broadband Index 4.1
Ranked 5th. The same as Sweden
4.1
Ranked 4th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points 74
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Sweden
72
Ranked 8th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points 93
Ranked 6th.
94
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Finland
Royalties and fees $219.90
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Sweden
$144.20
Ranked 3rd.
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off 31 August 2007 15 October 2007
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 8.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 102nd. The same as Sweden
8.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 116th.

The New Adventures of Old Christine > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere May 6 2007 August 30 2006
Television revenue from subscriptions 14%
Ranked 12th.
33%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Finland
Internet > Linux web servers per million 27.37
Ranked 11th. 50% more than Sweden
18.21
Ranked 22nd.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 70.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 56% more than Sweden
45.19 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.

Pure Shores > Charts > Date February 2000 April 6, 2000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,721.37
Ranked 9th. 38% more than Sweden
1,245.03
Ranked 53th.

Public share of broadcasting revenue 95%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Sweden
93%
Ranked 3rd.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 6.8$/month
Ranked 134th. 10% more than Sweden
6.18$/month
Ranked 142nd.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 593.94
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Sweden
280.2
Ranked 12th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.47
Ranked 100th.
45.51
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Finland

Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.1
Ranked 17th.
0.9
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 61.56 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 46% more than Sweden
42.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 46.08
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Sweden
41.13
Ranked 11th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 802.3
Ranked 17th.
856.69
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Finland

Internet servers using encryption 4,283
Ranked 20th.
7,969
Ranked 11th. 86% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 629.56
Ranked 1st. 87% more than Sweden
337.36
Ranked 5th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 404.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
716.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 77% more than Finland

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 59% more than Sweden
2.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 61.56
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Sweden
42.14
Ranked 18th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 16.75%
Ranked 83th.
19.98%
Ranked 93th. 19% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 294
Ranked 14th.
323
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Finland

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 45.7%
Ranked 13th.
46.63%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Finland

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 71.8%
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Sweden
56.93%
Ranked 11th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 51.31%
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Sweden
49.61%
Ranked 18th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.3
Ranked 33th.
0.7
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Finland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 3,068
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Sweden
2,480
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 10.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Sweden
10.15 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 924,000
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Sweden
382,000
Ranked 24th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 46.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Sweden
41.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 303.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sweden
112.97 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.166 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 37th.
0.269 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 10th. 62% more than Finland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 629.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 87% more than Sweden
337.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $5.87 billion
Ranked 14th.
$8.67 billion
Ranked 7th. 48% more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 178.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sweden
43.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 226.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sweden
93.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th.

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