Telecommunications in Finland, as indicated by a 2022 European Commission index, highlight the country's significant role in the EU's digital sector. Finland has a high concentration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) specialists and robust training programs, leading to notable expertise in technologies like AI and cloud computing. The nation has also made significant advancements in 5G technology. Additionally, Finland stands out for its high adoption of digital public services. The Finnish digital sector benefits from both the technology industry's contributions and government policies aimed at enhancing digital infrastructure and cybersecurity.
Yleisradio Oy, abbreviated as Yle, translated into English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founded in 1926. It is a joint-stock company, which is 99.98% owned by the Finnish state and employs around 3,200 people in Finland. Yle shares many of its organisational characteristics with its British counterpart, the BBC, on which it was largely modelled.
Television was introduced in Finland in 1955. Color television started in 1969 and was introduced gradually, with most programs in color by the late 1970s. All terrestrial analogue stations stopped broadcasting on 1 September 2007 after the introduction of digital television; cable providers were allowed to continue analog broadcasting in their networks until 1 March 2008.
Sanoma Corporation is Finland's largest media group and a European education publisher. The company has media business in Finland and an education business in twelve European countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Italy and Spain. The company is headquartered in Helsinki. At the end of 2021, Sanoma had approximately 4,800 employees.
Nelonen is a Finnish commercial television channel. It started out as Helsinki's local television channel PTV in 1990 on the HTV cable network, and changed its name first to PTV4. On June 1, 1997, the channel expanded to national coverage and changed its name to Nelonen, the Finnish name of the number four. Nelonen is mostly owned by Sanoma Corporation, which owns the Helsingin Sanomat and Ilta-Sanomat newspapers. Its largest owner was Aatos Erkko. Much of its programming is imported Australian, American, British, and European programs with Finnish captions. Its main market is the 25-44 demographic.
Canal Digital was a Nordic pay TV and internet service provider in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland that was founded in March 1997 as a joint venture between the French pay TV company Canal+ and the Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor.
Jarno Sarkula was a Finnish musician and one-time TV-personality.
Veronica is a Dutch free-to-cable commercial television channel currently a part of Talpa TV. The channel was launched as TV10 Gold on 1 May 1995, then became TV10, Fox, Fox 8 and V8, before becoming Veronica on 20 September 2003. The channel is dedicated to young adults and the male audience.
PTV4 (Paikallistelevisio) was a Finnish television channel which operated from 1990 to 1997. It was originally launched on the HTV cable network under the name of PTV, which was later changed to PTV4 in 1996 when it was bought by the Sanoma Group. It was the predecessor of the modern Finnish TV channel Nelonen which was launched June 1, 1997.
Kutonen (Sixth) is a Finnish general entertainment channel that replaced the music-video oriented The Voice TV in September 2012. Kutonen is very closely related to its Danish counterpart 6'eren, sharing its visual branding and much programming with it, as well as having close strategic connections to other brands owned and operated by SBS in other European countries.
Radio Rock is a Finnish rock music radio station owned by Nelonen Media, a part of the media group Sanoma.
Digital terrestrial television in Finland was launched on August 21, 2001. The analogue networks continued its broadcasts alongside the digital ones until September 1, 2007, when they were shut down nationwide.
Cartoon Network is a Scandinavian pay television channel broadcasting cartoons in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Latvia. The channel was launched in 2000 when it replaced the Pan-European version of Cartoon Network in the region.
Gladiaattorit is a Finnish competition television program part of the international Gladiators franchise.
Ruutu+ Leffat ja Sarjat is a Finnish television channel broadcasting movies and series. It is owned and operated by Nelonen.
Liv is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by Nelonen. Liv started broadcasting on 14 February 2009 and it is especially designed for women viewers, featuring series such as Arvostele Mun Illallinen Suomessa, Kumman kaa, Äitien sota and Suomen täydelliset venäläisnaiset.
Ruutu+ Urheilu 1 is a package of Finnish sports-oriented television channels owned and operated by Nelonen.
Star Channel is a Finnish entertainment TV channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its local subsidiary The Walt Disney Company Nordic AB, filial i Finland. The channel was acquired by FNG Nordic in January 2012, and then relaunched as its current incarnation on 16 April that year.
Nelonen Media is a Finnish commercial broadcasting company owned by Sanoma Media Finland, which is a part of Sanoma group.
Mysteerilaulajat is a Finnish television mystery music game show based on the South Korean programme I Can See Your Voice. It premiered on Nelonen on 16 October 2021.
