Back to Homepage
MEDIA
TOPICS
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
  
PERSKY
Print

Introduction - List of countries

Country   FI - FINLAND

This page is not updated anymore.
[04/2008]

For recent data, please go to MAVISE - Database on television channels and television companies in the European Union or click here for Finland.

This database provides basic data on all the television channels accessible in the European Union and the two candidate countries (Croatia and Turkey). MAVISE contains key information on ca. 3,000 companies, some 4,000 television channels and the line-up of more than a hundred distributors.
MAVISE also includes a short description of the national TV markets and links to the relevant national organisations and sources.
The MAVISE database is edited and published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in the framework of a contract with the DG Communication of the European Commission.


Broadcasting regulatory authority

The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA)

National channels with digital terrestrial licence

Public service

YLE TV1
YLE TV2
YLE Teema
FST5
YLE Extra

Private

Big Brother 12/7
Digiviihde
Iskelma
IskelmäTV Harju & Pöntinen
Jim TV
Kino TV
Klubi.tv
MTV3 (MTV Oy)
MTV3Fakta
MTV3 Max
Nelonen (Oy Ruutunelonen Ab)
Sextv.fi
SubTV
SubTV Juniori
Subtv Leffa
Urheilukanava
Urheilu+ kanava

Television channels packagers

Satellites packagers

Canal Digital Finland
Viasat Finland

Main cable operators

DNA TV
ElisaCom Oy
Etelä-Satakunnan Puhelin
Huittisten Puhelin Oy
Hämeen Puhelin Oy
Iisalmen Puhelin Oy
Jyväsviestintä Oy
Kajaanin Puhelinosuuskunta
Kokkolan Puhelin Oy
Kotkan Tietoruutu Oy
Lohjan Puhelin Oy
Lännen Puhelin Oy
Mariehamns Centralantenn Ab
Mikkelin Puhelin Oyj
Oulu-TV Oy
Pietarsaaren Seudun Puhelin Oy
Pohjanmaan PPO Oy
Pohjois-Hämeen Puhelin Oy
Päijät-Visio Oy
Riihimäen Puhelin Oy
Salon Seudun Puhelin Oy
Savonlinnan Puhelin Oy
Sonera Plaza Oy
Starvision
Tampereen Tietoverkko Oy
Teljän Mediat Oy
Tikka Media Oy
Turun Kaapelitelevisio Oy
Vaasan Läänin Puhelin Oy
Wehlo 

Providers of digital terrestrial television pay-TV services

Canal Digital Finland 
Plus TV

Provider of IPTV services 

Aland
Lumo Broadband TV
Maxisat

Channels with wide national coverage through cable or satellite distribution

Channels made available by private companies

Nelonen Plus
TotoTV

Foreign channels targeting the Finnish market

C More Film (Version in Finnish) (SE)
C More Film 2 (Version in Finnish) (SE)
Canal+ Film 1 (Version in Finnish) (SE)
Canal+ Film 2 (Version in Finnish) (SE)
Canal+ Film 3 (Version in Finnish) (SE)
Canal+ Sport (Version in Finnish)
(SE)
Jetix Scandinavia (Version in Danish) (GB)
MTV Nordic (GB)
Star TV (Version in Finnish) (SE)
The Voice (Version in Finnish) (GB)
Toon Disney Scandinavia (Version in Finnish)
TV1000 (Version in Finnish) (SE)
TV1000 Action (Version in Finnish)
(SE)
TV1000 Classic (Version in Finnish) (SE)
TV1000 Family (Version in Finnish) (SE)
TV1000 Nordic (Version in Finnish) (SE)
TV1000 Plus One (Version in Finnish) (SE)
Tvins (Version in Finnish) (SE)
Viasat History (Version in Finnish) (GB)
Viasat Sport 1 (Version in Finnish) (GB)

Pay per view services

Kiosk Film (Version in Finnish) (GB)

Regional and local channels

Regional channels (private)

Oy Aluetelevisioyhtiö ATV Ab
TV Tampere

Regional windows in national channels (public)

YLE has 9 regional broadcasting centres for television production. Regional television production comes under the administration of YLE TV 2, Tampere, responsible for regional programming in the national networks. A 15-minute domestic review is shown on TV 2 five days a week.

Local stations and open channels

Alastaron Kaapeli-TV ry.
Arvas Lokal TV
BotniaTV
Ekenäs TV AB
Filmihalli Oy
Forssavio Oy
Hangö svenska församling
HilloTV
Jakobstad-TV-Pietarsaari
Jyväsviestintä Oy
Jämsän Televisioviestintä Oy
Kajaanin Puhelinosuuskunta
Källby När-TV
Kankaanpään Kaapeli-TV Oy
Karis TV AB
Kärklax Lokal-TV
Keskis När TV
KRS TV
Kuopio Kaapelitelevisio Oy
Laitilan Puhelinosuuskunta
Larsmo-TV
Loimaan Seudun Puhelin Oy
Louhelan Huolto Oy
Malax lokal TV förening r.f.
Maxmo-Tottesund Lokal-TV
MediaSatama Ky
Moon TV Oy
Munsala Bidge TV
Nykarleby Lokal TV
Oulu-TV Oy
Pargas lokal-TV
Pedersöre TV
Petalax-Bergö Lokal TV
Petsmo TV -bykanal, kyläkanava
Pohjanmaan Puhelinosuuskunta
Pro Kuhmo Oy
Raision Kaupunki
Riihi-Visio Oy
Salon Seudun Puhelin Oy
Sana ja Sävel
Satakunnan Teletieto Oy
Skärgårdskanalen r.f. - Saaristokanava r.y.
Skyport ry
Solf Centralantennandelslag
Sundom Lokal TV r.f.
Terjäv TV-1
Tikka Media
Tuotantoyhtiö Kuvaputki Oy/Canava Porvoo
TKY/OUBS Teknillisen korkeakoulun ylioppilaskunta/Otaniemen kaapelitelevisio
Turku TV
Turun Seudun Puhelin Oy
TV Aland
Vakka-Suomen Puhelin Oy
Westmedia Oy
Wör TV r.f.
Ylistaro TV -kyläkanava

Channels targeting foreign markets

TV Finland

Other television resources on the Observatory website

Legal information

Legal information on broadcasting in Finland (IRIS MERLIN database)

Market and statistical information

The Yearbook published by the European Audiovisual Observatory provides information on the economic and financial situation of broadcasting (Volume 1), on the TV equipment, transmissions facilities and on TV audience market share (Volume 2), on interactive television and new services (Volume 4) and on TV programming and TV production (volume 5).

The report Radio and Television systems in Europe 2000/2001, edited by the Hans Bredow Institute and published in English and French by the Observatory, provides excellent background information on the various national radio and television landscape in each of the European countries.

Broadcasting section of the website of the European Audiovisual Observatory

Other resources on television in Finland

Terrestrial transmission company

Digita Oy

Information on licence fee

TV-Maksu

Information on the advertising market

Mainostoimistojen liitto r.y. (MTL)

Television programmes guides

YLE
YLE Svenska

Audience measurement company

Finnpanel

Broadcasters and cableoperators professional organisations

Finnish Television Cable Association
Förbundet finlandssvensk lokal-tv r.f.

Television addresses

sat-address website : this website provides adresses of satellite TV channels. It is bundled with the Lyngsat website, which itself provides detailled and daily up-dated information on all satellite line-ups, satellite digital packages and satellite and radio television channels in the world.

Förbundet finlandssvensk lokal-tv r.f.

Directories of Live-TV services on the web

Comfm

Bibliography

Bibliography on the history of television in Finland on the website History of television

Other websites of interest

Digit.fi is a window to the development of digital television in Finland. Here you can find updated information on the progress of the terrestrial digital television network, technical developments, channels and multiplexes. The service is provided by Digita Oy, the Finnish transmission company.

Digital Television in Finland (Digital media Finland Oy)

Finland (CIRCOM)

Finland (Compendium of Cultural Policies - Council of Europe)

Finnish Mobile TV

Mobile TV Forum (Nokia)

NORDICOM - Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research

Reports

K. NORDENSTRENG, O. YLÖNEN, A. HEINONEN, Media System of Finland (Hans Bredow Institute), 2005.

"Finland" in Report on regional public television in Europe, Circom Regional, 2004

BACK TO COUNTRY LIST

Updated on 19/11/2007