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| Country | Finland |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | MTV3 |
| Sister channels | MTV3 (HD) Sub AVA MTV MAX (HD) MTV Fakta MTV Leffa MTV Juniori MTV Sport 1 (HD) MTV Sport 2 (HD) |
| History | |
| Launched | March 1, 2008 |
| Closed | August 13, 2012 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.mtv3.fi/scifi |
MTV3 Scifi was a Finnish television channel owned and operated by MTV3.
MTV3 announced in June 2012 scheduled closedown of MTV3 Scifi Channel, and in its place will be starting MTV3 Fakta XL on August 13, 2012.
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| Telia Company (TV4 Media) | |
| Sanoma (Nelonen Media) | |
| Discovery | |
| Disney Scandinavia | |
| ViacomCBS (VCNI) | |
| NENT |
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| Nationwide Finnish |
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| Viasat World | |
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