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Finland is one of the most "wired" countries
in the world, with high-speed Internet access being
standard at work and common in the home. Competition
amongst ISP's is increasing and while subscriptions
do not appear to be getting cheaper, access speeds are
increasing for no additional charge (for existing as
well as new clients).
Unlike many countries there are usually no restrictions
on network usage in Finland, so you can download an
unlimited amount of data with no "excess"
fees or reductions in connection speeds. Service is
generally very reliable.
At the time of writing (August 2005) it is typical
to be paying €46 per month for an 8 megabits per
second (Mbps) download / 1 Mbps
upload broadband ADSL conection.
The list of ISP's below is not comprehensive as the
market is growing rapidly and new providers appear often.
At Finnish-language sites where the provided link does
not take you directly to Internet services, look for
"Laajakaista" or "Internet Palvelut".
Finnish Internet
Service Providers (ISP's)
Elisa
Elisa is Finland's second biggest provider.
http://www.elisa.com/english
(comprehensive info in English)
DNA (Finnet Ltd)
Finnet is a Finnish telecommunications group that offers its clients a full
range of local and national voice, data and digital television services. Finnet's
advanced Internet services are marketed under the DNA brand.
http://www.finnet.fi/index.asp?language=1/
(limited info in English)
TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera is the biggest service provider in Finland.
http://www.sonera.fi
(limited info in English)
Saunalahti (Jippii)
Saunalahti is the third biggest ISP in Finland.
http://saunalahti.fi/internet
(Site in Finnish only)
Welho (HTV)
The biggest cable operator in Finland, as well as an ISP.
http://www.welho.fi
(Finnish only - click "Laajakaista")
MTV3 Internet
MTV Oy is the biggest independent media company in Finland including TV channels
and Internet services under MTV3 brand.
http://www.mtv3.fi/liittymat/laajakaista.shtml
(Site in Finnish only)
Netikka (Vaasa Telephone Company - VLP)
Netikka is a regional service provider.
http://www.netikka.fi
(Site in Finnish only)
FSP (Forssa Telephone Company)
FSP is a regional service provider.
http://www.fsp.fi
(Site in Finnish only)
OPOY (Oulu Telephone Company)
OPOY is a regional service provider.
http://www.opoy.fi
(Site in Finnish only - cookies
required)
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