Cable TV & Digiboxes in Finland

"Cable" TV and Digiboxes Explained
Finland-Wide Cable TV Operators
Additional Information

Cable TV and Digiboxes

The most common ways to receive television broadcasts in Finland are antenna reception and cable reception. Satellite reception is also possible, but not common. It is essential to know how broadcasts are received in your building to be able to buy the right digital receiver (check with the building manager if you live in an apartment).

A digital receiver (usually a digibox* or digitv**) is required to receive TV in Finland since all television broadcasts were transformed to digital on 31st August 2007.
 * A digibox, or "set top box", is a digital receiver/decoder for use with an analogue TV. The ability to record on an internal hard drive is becoming increasingly common in these units.
** A digitv, or "digital television", is a television with an integrated digital receiver.

You will recognise the correct digital receiver for your building by its code:
DVB-T - for antenna reception; also known as a "terrestrial digibox"
DVB-C - for cable-TV reception; also known as a "cable digibox"
DVB-S - for satellite reception; also known as a "satellite digibox"

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Cable TV Operators in Finland (geographically)

9 television channels are available "for free" in Finland (a TV license is required). Additional channels are available in a variety of packages from cable TV operators throughout the country. There are about 80 channels currently available, depending on your package.

Call your local operator for information on the packages available in your area. Few of the following sites have information in any language but Finnish. Many are actually the local telephone company, which also operates the TV service. In this case look for the Kaapeli-tv link, or similar. Hopefully a contact phone number is obvious; if not, look for Yhteystiedot (Company Information).

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