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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 -
Households with television 94.1%
Ranked 11th.
99.97%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Finland

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 303.83
Ranked 21st.
364.54
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Finland

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 91
Ranked 8th.
95
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Finland

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 909.45
Ranked 7th.
946.9
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Finland

Internet > Users per 1000 680.69
Ranked 13th.
806.94
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Finland

Internet users 4.48 million
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Norway
4.43 million
Ranked 23th.

Personal computers > Per capita 481.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
572.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 19% more than Finland

Personal computers per 1000 481.05
Ranked 19th.
572.75
Ranked 14th. 19% 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>NRK - public broadcaster, operates three national stations and local services</p> </p>P4 - national, commercial</p> </p>Radio Norge - national, commercial, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 172.51
Ranked 14th. 49% more than Norway
115.55
Ranked 71st.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,160.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 3% more than Norway
1,121.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

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>NRK - public broadcaster, operates NRK-1, NRK-2, NRK-3 and NRK Super</p> </p>TV2 - national, commercial; NRK&#039;s main competitor</p> </p>TV3 Norge - commercial, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 622.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 35% more than Norway
460.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

Televisions per 1000 613.85
Ranked 11th. 38% more than Norway
444.7
Ranked 32nd.
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 431.07
Ranked 5th.
516
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Finland

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,401.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,488.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Finland

Internet > Users > Per capita 687.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
821.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Finland

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 164.38
Ranked 100th.
292.02
Ranked 57th. 78% more than Finland

Televisions 3.2 million
Ranked 46th. 58% more than Norway
2.03 million
Ranked 61st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 332.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
429.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 29% more than Finland

Internet users > Per 100 people 82.48
Ranked 6th.
82.52
Ranked 5th. The same as Finland

Internet > Internet users 4.79 million
Ranked 61st. 7% more than Norway
4.47 million
Ranked 65th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 445.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.
566.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Finland

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 22,617 Mbps
Ranked 21st.
43,019 Mbps
Ranked 16th. 90% more than Finland

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 4,326.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 16th.
9,368.35 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Finland

Personal computers 2.52 million
Ranked 35th.
2.63 million
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Finland

Television broadcast stations 120
Ranked 2nd.
360
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Finland
Television viewing 18 hours per person per wee
Ranked 13th. The same as Norway
18 hours per person per wee
Ranked 12th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 922.9 million min.
Ranked 37th.
1.2 billion min.
Ranked 18th. 30% more than Finland

Radios per 1000 1,477.07
Ranked 2nd. 67% more than Norway
882.83
Ranked 24th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,442.25
Ranked 17th. 31% more than Norway
1,105.05
Ranked 53th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $15.42 billion
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Norway
$15.11 billion
Ranked 30th.

Internet > Percent using internet 91%
Ranked 8th.
95%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Finland

Telephones > Mobile cellular 8.39 million
Ranked 77th. 47% more than Norway
5.7 million
Ranked 96th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.5 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 64% more than Norway
0.915 per capita
Ranked 19th.

Newspaper circulation per 1000 441.97
Ranked 3rd.
557.52
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Finland
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 267.85
Ranked 58th.
393.48
Ranked 32nd. 47% more than Finland

Telephone mainlines per 1000 404.11
Ranked 30th.
460.49
Ranked 18th. 14% 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>VG - large-circulation national daily</p> </p>The Norway Post - English-language</p> </p>Aftenposten - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Films produced 15
Ranked 40th.
22
Ranked 30th. 47% more than Finland
Cinema attendance 7 million
Ranked 42nd.
11.35 million
Ranked 36th. 62% more than Finland
Telephone system > General assessment modern system with excellent service modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe
Cinema attendance per capita 1.34
Ranked 25th.
2.49
Ranked 15th. 85% more than Finland
Television receivers per 1000 622.59
Ranked 8th. 35% more than Norway
460.82
Ranked 27th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 42
Ranked 33th. 20% more than Norway
35
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers 55
Ranked 16th.
81
Ranked 13th. 47% more than Finland
Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,575.34
Ranked 8th.
3,241.65
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Finland
Average cost of local call 0.12
Ranked 16th.
0.14
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Finland
Internet > Users 3.6 million
Ranked 44th.
3.8 million
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Finland

Internet > Internet penetration 91%
Ranked 9th.
95%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Finland
Newspaper circulation 2.3 million
Ranked 14th.
2.54 million
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Finland
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 997.12
Ranked 19th.
1,028.37
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Finland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,721.37
Ranked 10th. 51% more than Norway
1,142.05
Ranked 78th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 890,000
Ranked 78th.
1.47 million
Ranked 65th. 65% more than Finland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.32 million
Ranked 82nd. 63% more than Norway
5.73 million
Ranked 102nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 3
Ranked 138th.
13
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than Finland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.65 million
Ranked 46th.
1.83 million
Ranked 43th. 11% more than Finland

Cinemas > Per capita 0.045 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
0.136 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Finland

Cable TV subscribers 184
Ranked 10th. The same as Norway
184
Ranked 9th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.08 million
Ranked 73th.
1.53 million
Ranked 66th. 42% more than Finland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 16.45
Ranked 100th.
27.95
Ranked 60th. 70% more than Finland

Active military personnel 22,600
Ranked 68th.
24,025
Ranked 67th. 6% more than Finland
Radio receivers per 1000 1,498.1
Ranked 2nd. 64% more than Norway
914.84
Ranked 19th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 997.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
1,028.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Finland

Internet > Hosts per 1000 729.66
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Norway
628.12
Ranked 7th.

Number of PCs per million 481.05
Ranked 19th.
572.75
Ranked 13th. 19% more than Finland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 9.32 million
Ranked 82nd. 60% more than Norway
5.83 million
Ranked 100th.

Radio receivers 7.7 million
Ranked 40th. 91% more than Norway
4.03 million
Ranked 63th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 205
Ranked 24th.
235
Ranked 19th. 15% more than Finland

Television receivers 3.2 million
Ranked 46th. 58% more than Norway
2.03 million
Ranked 60th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 318
Ranked 14th. 31% more than Norway
242
Ranked 17th.

Television viewing per million 3.46 hours per person per wee
Ranked 4th.
3.97 hours per person per wee
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Finland
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 23.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st.
82.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Finland
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.8$
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Norway
0.31$
Ranked 116th.

Mobile phone subscribers 5.23 million
Ranked 53th. 10% more than Norway
4.75 million
Ranked 55th.

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 - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden)
Internet > ISP 3
Ranked 11th.
13
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Finland
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 223.82
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Norway
214.43
Ranked 9th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 890,000
Ranked 77th.
1.47 million
Ranked 65th. 65% more than Finland

Films produced per million 2.88
Ranked 12th.
4.82
Ranked 5th. 67% more than Finland
Radios 7.7 million
Ranked 41st. 91% more than Norway
4.03 million
Ranked 64th.
Internet > Hosts 3.88 million
Ranked 15th. 29% more than Norway
3 million
Ranked 22nd.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 7 million
Ranked 28th.
11.4 million
Ranked 24th. 63% more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 445.11
Ranked 3rd.
566.69
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Finland

Mobile phones 84.5 per 100 people
Ranked 8th. About the same as Norway
84.33 per 100 people
Ranked 10th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.36
Ranked 21st.
2.55
Ranked 11th. 89% more than Finland

Newspapers per million 10.55
Ranked 10th.
17.74
Ranked 5th. 68% more than Finland
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 4,325.99 Mbps
Ranked 16th.
9,368.43 Mbps
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Finland

Internet penetration 85.3
Ranked 7th.
94.8
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Finland
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 53
Ranked 29th.
74
Ranked 24th. 40% more than Finland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.25 million
Ranked 25th.
2.38 million
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Finland

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 35.71%
Ranked 18th. 56% more than Norway
22.86%
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 2.3 million
Ranked 21st.
2.54 million
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Finland

Internet > Top level domain .fi .no
Television > Total number of channels 6
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Norway
3
Ranked 21st.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.069$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 29th. 35% more than Norway
0.051$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 48th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 7.79
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Norway
7.07
Ranked 12th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 1,169
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Norway
143
Ranked 20th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 1.13
Ranked 4th. 76% more than Norway
0.644
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 431.32
Ranked 6th.
517.87
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Finland

Telephone system > Domestic digital fiber-optic fixed-line network and an extensive mobile-cellular network provide domestic needs Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems
Internet country code .fi .no
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 121.66 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 21st.
168.9 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 15th. 39% more than Finland

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $2.89 Million US dollars
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Norway
$0.56 Million US dollars
Ranked 17th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 178.3 min.
Ranked 27th.
260.33 min.
Ranked 11th. 46% more than Finland

Telephone mainlines 2.12 million
Ranked 47th.
2.13 million
Ranked 46th. About the same as Finland

Cinemas 232
Ranked 29th.
605
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 2.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Norway
1.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 223.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Norway
214.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people 819.6
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Norway
795.09
Ranked 2nd.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.25$/month
Ranked 88th.
29.76$/month
Ranked 60th. 34% more than Finland

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 178.3 min. per capita
Ranked 26th.
260.33 min. per capita
Ranked 11th. 46% more than Finland

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 38.93
Ranked 9th.
50.42
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Finland

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 64.29%
Ranked 40th.
77.14%
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Finland

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,694.8$ per capita
Ranked 8th.
3,568.52$ per capita
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Finland

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,889.11
Ranked 5th.
$3,129.62
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 364
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Norway
69
Ranked 23th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 2,144
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Norway
2,130
Ranked 12th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.83 million
Ranked 69th. 30% more than Norway
5.25 million
Ranked 81st.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.17 million
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Norway
991,352
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.575
Ranked 129th.
2.85
Ranked 71st. 5 times more than Finland
Pay TV subscribers 49%
Ranked 12th.
102%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Finland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 3,252
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Norway
556
Ranked 19th.

Cinemas per million 45.02
Ranked 20th.
135.59
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Finland

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 10.83
Ranked 19th.
19.95
Ranked 5th. 84% more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 55
Ranked 25th.
82
Ranked 23th. 49% more than Finland

Internet > IP addresses 13.55 million
Ranked 27th.
15.26 million
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Finland
Telecommunications revenue 3.51 % of GDP
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Norway
3.24 % of GDP
Ranked 8th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 186.11
Ranked 20th. 33% more than Norway
139.59
Ranked 25th.

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 774000000 20659000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 30.45
Ranked 10th.
33.26
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Finland

Number of PCs 2,515
Ranked 37th.
2,630
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Finland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 164.38
Ranked 105th.
292.02
Ranked 62nd. 78% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 13,173
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Norway
4,985
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 5.61 million
Ranked 32nd. 41% more than Norway
3.98 million
Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Broadband access 1 million
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Norway
884,000
Ranked 28th.
Television broadcast stations per million 23.23
Ranked 1st.
82.58
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Finland
Radio > Total number of channels 9
Ranked 43th.
270
Ranked 7th. 30 times more than Finland
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 77
Ranked 8th.
123.5
Ranked 6th. 60% more than Finland
Cinemas > Seats 55,800
Ranked 19th.
89,000
Ranked 12th. 59% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 760
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Norway
315
Ranked 13th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 2,550.2
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Norway
1,117.23
Ranked 12th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 149
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Norway
70
Ranked 30th.

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 179.24 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Norway
170.61 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 15th.
Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2003.07.25 2001.04.01
Internet > TLD .fi; note - Aland Islands assigned .ax .no
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 128.54
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Norway
110.12
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Livejournal users 2,617
Ranked 17th. 21% more than Norway
2,162
Ranked 19th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 2,001
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Norway
1,811
Ranked 18th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 61.54%
Ranked 32nd.
83.33%
Ranked 25th. 35% more than Finland

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.41
Ranked 11th.
4.85
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Finland

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 13
Ranked 25th.
24
Ranked 15th. 85% more than Finland

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 1.35 per capita
Ranked 21st.
2.56 per capita
Ranked 11th. 89% more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 178.51
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Norway
81.72
Ranked 21st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 5 days
Ranked 16th. The same as Norway
5 days
Ranked 9th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free NOK 0 - 200
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2003.07.25 2001.04.01
Telecommunications > Country calling code 358 47
Internet > Communication technology patents 53.5 per 1000000 people
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Norway
1.3 per 1000000 people
Ranked 15th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,401.23
Ranked 22nd.
1,488.86
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Finland

Advertising revenue > Share of television 21%
Ranked 10th. 62% more than Norway
13%
Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 106.5%
Ranked 3rd. 26% more than Norway
84.6%
Ranked 8th.
Internet > Secure servers 14.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Norway
11.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th.
Internet > Internet charges $37.00
Ranked 14th.
$52.00
Ranked 3rd. 41% more than Finland
E-Government rating 48.8
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Norway
47.7
Ranked 40th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Norway
97%
Ranked 41st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 415.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th.
477.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 226.31
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Norway
32.05
Ranked 17th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 10.63
Ranked 8th.
18.26
Ranked 2nd. 72% more than Finland

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 7,801
Ranked 10th.
8,943
Ranked 8th. 15% more than Finland
Television reception through satellite 15%
Ranked 9th.
22%
Ranked 5th. 47% more than Finland
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 83.33%
Ranked 3rd.
100%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Finland

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 380.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
389.99 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Finland

Internet > Web sites 13.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
66.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Finland
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 1.72
Ranked 31st.
58.4
Ranked 4th. 34 times more than Finland
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.191 Number
Ranked 30th.
0.216 Number
Ranked 29th. 13% more than Finland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.65 million
Ranked 63th.
1.93 million
Ranked 57th. 17% more than Finland
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 1.28%
Ranked 59th. 60% more than Norway
0.803%
Ranked 61st.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 98.72%
Ranked 11th.
99.2%
Ranked 9th. About the same as Finland
Two and a Half Men > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere September 1 2005 March 18 2004
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 1,566
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Norway
413
Ranked 13th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 415.06
Ranked 7th.
477.37
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 56.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 57% more than Norway
36.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 13th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 28.79
Ranked 18th. 85% more than Norway
15.59
Ranked 25th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 28.79 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 85% more than Norway
15.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 500.56
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Norway
470.83
Ranked 33th.
Television reception through cable 44%
Ranked 11th.
45%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Finland
Internet > Linux web servers 142
Ranked 16th. 60% more than Norway
89
Ranked 19th.
Website defacements per million 2.51
Ranked 58th.
3.1
Ranked 52nd. 24% more than Finland
Website defacements 13
Ranked 62nd.
14
Ranked 59th. 8% more than Finland
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 10.14
Ranked 20th.
16.12
Ranked 10th. 59% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 593.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Norway
182.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people 672.51
Ranked 2nd.
1,152.46
Ranked 1st. 71% more than Finland
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 739.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Norway
644.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,721.37
Ranked 9th. 48% more than Norway
1,161.01
Ranked 71st.

Public share of broadcasting revenue 95%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Norway
93%
Ranked 4th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 593.94
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Norway
182.43
Ranked 16th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $5.87 billion
Ranked 14th. 97% more than Norway
$2.98 billion
Ranked 17th.

Telecommunications employment 1.06%
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Norway
0.99%
Ranked 2nd.
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points 4
Ranked 13th. 33% more than Norway
3
Ranked 14th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 70.47
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Norway
15.46
Ranked 18th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 226.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Norway
32.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 404.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
460.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 14% more than Finland

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Norway
3.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.

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 Season 1, 2003 : Kurt Nilsen <br> Season 2, 2004 : Kjartan Salvesen <br> Season 3, 2005 : Jorun Stiansen <br> Season 4, 2006 : Aleksander Denstad With <br> Season 5, 2007 : Upcoming season
Television reception by terrestrial means 41%
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Norway
32%
Ranked 9th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 9.68$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 81st. 6 times more than Norway
1.63$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 124th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.344$ per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Norway
0.068$ per 1 million people
Ranked 87th.

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">85.7</a>
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female 4,285
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Norway
3,651
Ranked 3rd.
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $73.00
Ranked 6th.
$86.00
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Finland
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date May 1998 May 1998
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,401.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,488.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Finland

Telephone system > Regulation 1988 1987
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 8.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 102nd.
14 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 93th. 67% more than Finland

Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points 84
Ranked 8th. 29% more than Norway
65
Ranked 17th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points 6
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Norway
1
Ranked 15th.
The New Adventures of Old Christine > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere May 6 2007 September 5 2006
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 70.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Norway
15.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th.

Pure Shores > Charts > Date February 2000 March 2000
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 27/08/2001 2007-09
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 6.8$/month
Ranked 134th.
20.19$/month
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 61.56 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Norway
54.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th.

Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $69.00
Ranked 3rd.
$80.00
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Finland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 46.08
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Norway
31.6
Ranked 12th.

Telephone subscribers 7.35 million
Ranked 48th. 7% more than Norway
6.88 million
Ranked 50th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 419.59
Ranked 47th.
444.97
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Finland

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.97% GDP
Ranked 88th.
3.26% GDP
Ranked 78th. 10% more than Finland

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 147.13
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Norway
70.6
Ranked 12th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people 819.6
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Norway
795.09
Ranked 2nd.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 53th. The same as Norway
1 Number
Ranked 34th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 56.92
Ranked 8th. 57% more than Norway
36.31
Ranked 15th.

NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired November 24, 2006 December 21, 2006
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere February 19 2006 January 12 2006
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue 0.0
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 14th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 77.78%
Ranked 10th. 42 times more than Norway
1.85%
Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,612.58
Ranked 15th.
1,878.91
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Finland

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 973,000
Ranked 23th. 52% more than Norway
641,000
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 30.45
Ranked 21st.
36.88
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Finland

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 1,492.11
Ranked 2nd.
1,947.56
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Finland
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch August 27, 2001 Autumn 2007
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown 31 August 2007 2008?
Royalties and fees $219.90
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Norway
$29.30
Ranked 15th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off 31 August 2007 End of 2009
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 238
Ranked 11th. 69% more than Norway
141
Ranked 15th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 27.37
Ranked 11th. 39% more than Norway
19.72
Ranked 18th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 629.56
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Norway
124.61
Ranked 15th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 303.17
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Norway
92.56
Ranked 13th.

Internet servers using encryption 4,283
Ranked 20th.
4,881
Ranked 16th. 14% more than Finland

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 802.3
Ranked 17th.
1,011.18
Ranked 12th. 26% more than Finland

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 4442700000 51350000000
Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.1
Ranked 17th. 43% more than Norway
0.07
Ranked 20th.

Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points 93
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Norway
89
Ranked 7th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points 74
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Norway
11
Ranked 18th.
Phone subscribers 1,326.08
Ranked 9th.
1,545.72
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Finland
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 379.97
Ranked 24th.
388.57
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Finland

Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio 121.87
Ranked 2nd. 77% more than Norway
68.99
Ranked 11th.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists 3,516
Ranked 4th.
5,292
Ranked 2nd. 51% more than Finland
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 204
Ranked 30th. 35% more than Norway
151
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 178.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Norway
81.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.577 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
2.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Finland
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 629.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Norway
124.66 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 303.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Norway
92.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 46.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Norway
31.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.3
Ranked 33th.
0.4
Ranked 24th. 33% more than Finland
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 47.29
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Norway
41.28
Ranked 26th.

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists 4,285
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Norway
3,651
Ranked 3rd.
Phone system > International dialling code +358 +47
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 1,064.58
Ranked 3rd. 26% more than Norway
843.48
Ranked 8th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 294
Ranked 14th. 81% more than Norway
162
Ranked 20th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 45.7%
Ranked 13th. 53% more than Norway
29.95%
Ranked 42nd.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 71.8%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Norway
32.17%
Ranked 45th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 51.31%
Ranked 15th. 86% more than Norway
27.55%
Ranked 65th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 39.02
Ranked 25th. 19% more than Norway
32.88
Ranked 31st.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 3,068
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Norway
814
Ranked 18th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 10.63 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th.
18.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 72% more than Finland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 924,000
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Norway
367,000
Ranked 26th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.166 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Norway
0.144 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 48th.
Telephone lines 1.65 million
Ranked 59th.
1.9 million
Ranked 54th. 15% more than Finland

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.62 million
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Norway
1.59 million
Ranked 33th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 12.04%
Ranked 17th. 48% more than Norway
8.16%
Ranked 40th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 16.46%
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Norway
2.01%
Ranked 55th.

Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points 7
Ranked 12th.
15
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Finland
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.577
Ranked 14th.
2.89
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Finland
Never Ever > Charts > Date March 1998 February 1998
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 10.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
19.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 84% more than Finland

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 31.05
Ranked 51st.
39.76
Ranked 35th. 28% more than Finland

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.47
Ranked 100th.
29.55
Ranked 58th. 79% more than Finland

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 28.71$/month
Ranked 16th.
37.89$/month
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Finland

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $15,409.24 Million US dollars
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Norway
$2,687.90 Million US dollars
Ranked 24th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 6.44e-06%
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Norway
7.09e-07%
Ranked 24th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 61.56
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Norway
54.24
Ranked 9th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 16.75%
Ranked 83th.
48.01%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Finland

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