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A.3 Finland

Exhibit A.7: The Finland – summary characteristics [Source: FICORA, Statistics Finland, World Bank]

Population, 2005 5 225 580
Population density (persons per square km) 15.5
Area (square km) 338 200
Urbanisation (% population living in non-rural areas) 61%
Mobile subscribers, June 2006
5 360 000
Mobile penetration 98%
Mobile traffic
n.a
Mobile operators (excludes MVNOs) 4
 

Exhibit A.8: Mobile spectrum licences, Finland [Source: FICORA, operators]

Licensee Suscribers 2005 Annual incoming & outgoing  call minutes (millions) 2005 800/900MHz band GSM1800 band IMT200 band
Ålands Mobiltelefon AB
13 000
n.a. 2x3.8MHz1
2x11.6MHz1
1x4.8MHz1
2x15.0MHz1
Elisa Matkapuhelinpalvelut  1 962 101 3 509 2x8.8MHz  2x19.2MHz 1x5.0MHz
2x15.0MHz
TDC (includeing Telmore)  2 253 263
2 586 2x0.2MHz2
2x0.6MHz2
2x9.8MHz3
2x8.4MHz4
2x9.6MHz2
2x15.6MHz2
1x4.8MHz2
2x14.8MHz2
Finnet Verkot Oy 830 000  n.a. 2x5.2MHz2
2x1.4MHz2
2x3.0MHz2
2x3.6MHz2
2x18.6MHz 1x4.8MHz
2x14.8MHz
Nokia Networks Oy n.a. n.a. 2x5.2MHz5 - -
Sonera Mobile Networks Oy 2 507 000 8 047 2x1.0MHz
2x13.4MHz3
2x11.4MHz4
2x9.6MHz
2x1.6MHz1
2x18.6MHz 1x4.8MHz
2x14.8MHz

1 Province of Åland only
2 Finland excluding the province of Åland
3 Metropolitan area, Turku, Tampere and Oulu
4 Finland, excluding the metropolitan area, Turku, Tampere, Oulu and the province of Åland
5 Test locations only

 

Exhibit A.9: Selected network characteristics , Finland [Source: operators]

Elaiza
3G Base stations, 1999 (by end of 2006)
>1000
3G coverage (as % of population by end 2006) 40%
Finnet (DNA)
GSM coverage (as % of population by end 2006) 99.%
Sonera
GSM coverage (geographical)
97%
GSM coverage (geographical)
99%
Last updated 3 April 2008