In 2022, the telecommunications industry in Finland generated a revenue of roughly 3.43 billion euros. Over two billion came from mobile network operations, while the revenue from fixed network operations declined.
of fixed-line networks was the highest among all telecommunication operations, reaching 18 percent of the annual revenue. Considering the total market revenue from fixed-line, mobile and TV and radio operations in 2022,
held the largest market share of 37 percent, closely followed by Telia Finland (as of 2017 part of
). The third key player in the Finnish telecommunications sector is
, which held 23 percent of the Finnish telecommunications market in 2022.
Mobile date and fixed internet connections in Finland
As of September 2021,
the broadband internet penetration rate in Finnish households reached 96 percent. 48 percent of fixed internet connections in Finland fall to the speed range of 100 to 300 Mbps, while 17 percent were between 300 Mbps and more. In recent years, Elisa has maintained its position as the leading provider for
mobile internet services and was outrun by DNA in terms of
fixed broadband subscriptions. All the major mobile operators (Elisa, DNA, and Telia) only sell unlimited data plans in Finland. Instead of limiting data usage, the operators focus on selling data plans with faster maximum speeds. In 2021, almost half of all
mobile data subscriptions allowed 100 to 299 Mbps connection speed. Among the Nordic countries and worldwide, Finns clearly rank first for most mobile data usage, with
monthly consumption exceeding 30 gigabytes per person.
Terrestrial and cable TV were preferred connection types
As of 2022, over 40 percent of Finnish households were
watching television only via the cable or the terrestrial network. According to the same survey, approximately 21 percent used IPTV (Internet Protocol Television). In 2022, there were
over 1.90 million cable TV and
almost 590 thousand IPTV subscriptions in the country. The number of both cable and IPTV subscriptions has constantly increased from 2012 to 2022. Meanwhile, the share of TV households with pay TV subscription has stayed between 25 and 29 percent over the past decade.
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