Telephone numbers in Finland

Telephone numbers in Finland
Location
Country	Finland
Continent	Europe
Regulator	Traficom
Type	Open
NSN length	5 to 12
Access codes
Country code	+358
International access	00
Long-distance	0

All of Finland, including Åland, has the same country code, +358.

Finland's numbering plan was reorganised in 1996, with the number of area codes being reduced, and the trunk code being changed from 9 to 0. This meant that the area code for Helsinki also changed:

	Within Finland	Outside Finland
Before 1996	90 xxx xxx	+358 0 xxx xxx
After 1996	09 xxx xxx	+358 9 xxx xxx

Geographic area codes

013	North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen)
014	Central Finland (Keski-Suomi / Mellersta Finland)
015	Mikkeli (Mikkeli / S:t Michel)
016	Lapland (Lappi / Lappland)
017	Kuopio
018	Åland
019	Uusimaa (Uusimaa / Nyland)
02 (except 020, 029)	Turku and Pori (Turku ja Pori / Åbo och Björneborg)
03	Häme (Häme / Tavastland)
05 (except 050)	Kymi (Kymi / Kymmene)
06 (except 060)	Vaasa (Vaasa / Vasa)
08 (except 080)	Oulu (Oulu / Uleåborg)
09	Helsinki (Helsinki / Helsingfors)

Source: Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority

Non-geographic numbers

0101–0109 0201, 02021, 02024–02029, 0203–0208 029 0301–0309 039 071 073 075003–075009, 075303–075309, 075323–075329, 075753–075759, 075983–075989	Business numbers.^[1]^[2]
04x 050	Mobile telephones.^[3]
0100 0200 02020, 02022, 02023 02098, 02099 0300 0600 0700 075000-075002 075100–075299 075300-075302 075320-075322 075750-075752 075980-075982	Service numbers.^[4] (0700 series is for entertainment and 0600 is for services). Other premium codes exist and these sometimes confuse consumers as they may not know they are calling a premium number.
0800 116	Toll-free telephone numbers.^[4]

Mobile numbers

Finnish mobile numbers start with 04x, 0457 or 050. The format for mobile telephone numbers is 04x 123 45 67 or 0457 123 45 67 or 050 123 45 67. When called from a different country, the format is + 358 4x 123 45 67 or + 358 50 123 45 67. Most commonly 7 digits are used for the subscriber number.

The first three digits previously indicated the mobile operator but mobile number portability has been implemented and any prefix can now be associated with any operator, 040 (was owned by TeliaSonera) and 050 (was owned by Elisa, formerly Radiolinja) are the most common prefixes. 042 and 045 0 were also owned by TeliaSonera, whereas 046 was owned by Elisa. Other major networks are DNA Finland (using then 041, 044 and other numbers in the 045 range) and Saunalahti (using numbers in the 045 range). Former operator codes include 043, which was used in DCS "city phones". Some of these may still be in use. The former NMT network numbers used operator code 049. Most NMT numbers were transferred to GSM numbers with format 04x0 123 456 or 0500 123 456, as there were only 6 digit subscriber numbers in NMT numbers.

The area code for fixed landline subscriptions in Kymi is 05, and should not be confused with mobile numbers starting with 050.

Short numbers

Upon launching the world's first GSM network in 1991,^[5] operator Radiolinja (later merged with Elisa) issued short phone numbers in the format 050 XXXX and 050 XXXXX to their employees and shareholders until the early 2000s. New shareholders purchasing 5000 FIM (about 1101 EUR in 2021^[6]) or more worth of shares could request a number. Only 280 four-digit numbers and 6,800 five-digit numbers were issued. Such numbers continue to be in use and can be transferred between operators just like longer numbers.^[7]^[8]^[9]

International access

The default international access code is 00, although when dialing the Telex number, the prefix 99 is required.^[10]

When dialing from a mobile phone, + (a plus sign) can be used as a substitute for keying in the international access code.

References

^ Viestintävirasto (10 July 2024). "Business numbers". www.viestintavirasto.fi.
^ Azgar, Hosaain (23 May 2014). "Business telephone numbers at a glance". Flower Telecom. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ Viestintävirasto (10 July 2024). "Mobile networks". www.viestintavirasto.fi.
^ ^a ^b Viestintävirasto (10 July 2024). "Service numbers". www.viestintavirasto.fi.
^ "Brief History of GSM & the GSMA". About Us. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
^ Tilastokeskus. "Value of money converter". www.stat.fi. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
^ Manninen, Tuomas (2016-07-26). "Espoolaisen Petrin, 53, puhelinnumero herättää intohimoja – arvo jopa 50 000 euroa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
^ Kärkkäinen, Henrik (2015-09-02). "Yle: Vanhoista kännykkänumeroista tuli arvokkaita keräilyharvinaisuuksia". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
^ "Onko sinulla harvinainen lyhyt puhelinnumero? – Se voi olla tuhansien arvoinen". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
^ "International calls". www.traficom.fi. 7 June 2019.

[1] Viestintävirasto (10 July 2024). "Business numbers". www.viestintavirasto.fi.

[2] Azgar, Hosaain (23 May 2014). "Business telephone numbers at a glance". Flower Telecom. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[3] Viestintävirasto (10 July 2024). "Mobile networks". www.viestintavirasto.fi.

[auto-4] Viestintävirasto (10 July 2024). "Service numbers". www.viestintavirasto.fi.

[5] "Brief History of GSM & the GSMA". About Us. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[6] Tilastokeskus. "Value of money converter". www.stat.fi. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[7] Manninen, Tuomas (2016-07-26). "Espoolaisen Petrin, 53, puhelinnumero herättää intohimoja – arvo jopa 50 000 euroa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[8] Kärkkäinen, Henrik (2015-09-02). "Yle: Vanhoista kännykkänumeroista tuli arvokkaita keräilyharvinaisuuksia". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[9] "Onko sinulla harvinainen lyhyt puhelinnumero? – Se voi olla tuhansien arvoinen". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

[10] "International calls". www.traficom.fi. 7 June 2019.

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