Television in Finland

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This is a list of television channels broadcasting to Finnish- and Swedish-language audiences in Finland. Typically, foreign-language content is subtitled, retaining the original language soundtrack. Foreign programming intended for children is, however, usually dubbed into one of the national languages. Regardless of the intended audience, many shows receive a Finnish and/or Swedish title which is used in programme schedules.

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[edit] Terrestrial digital stations

Terrestrial analogue broadcasting ceased 31 August 2007.

[edit] State-owned (operated by YLE)

  • YLE TV1 - domestic drama, entertainment and current affairs
  • YLE TV2 - news, sport, entertainment, children's programmes
  • YLE Teema - culture, science and education
  • FST5 (Finlands Svenska Television) - programming in Swedish for the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland

Yleisradio is funded by a television license fee.

[edit] Commercial

  • MTV3 - feature films, series, domestic drama
  • Nelonen - domestic series and international shows
  • Sub - imported series, cult series, old favourites, TV classics, domestic programmes
  • JIM - Nelonen's additional programming, American series, interactive entertainment
  • Urheilukanava - sports
  • The Voice - music and entertainment

[edit] Pay-TV

[edit] Ceased analogue cable channels

All terrestrial analogue stations stopped broadcasting on 31 August 2007. Cable providers were allowed to continue analog broadcasting in their networks until 1 March 2008.

[edit] Public non-commercial networks

Operated by Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE.

[edit] Private commercial networks

  • MTV3
  • Nelonen
  • Subtv - commercial (urban, affiliated with MTV3)
  • Urheilukanava - native sports channel

[edit] Regional stations

  • Turku TV - commercial (owned by Turun Sanomat), broadcasts in the Turku region
  • SVT Europa - international channel of Sweden's public service broadcaster Sveriges Television; transmits terrestrially in coastal areas where the majority of Swedish-speaking Finns live

[edit] Satellite channels

[edit] Regionalized versions of transnational television networks

Channels regionalized for Finland or the Nordic Countries.

[edit] Regional stations

[edit] Defunct stations

  • Kolmoskanava - "Channel Three", the predecessor of MTV3 (1986-1993)
  • PTV - the predecessor of Nelonen (1989-1997)
  • ATV - local Gonzo-journalistic cable-channel (Helsinki)
  • MoonTV - urban culture cable channel (biggest cities)
  • TVTV! - the predecessor of SubTV
  • Viisi - digital TV channel which never even launched properly, replaced by The Voice
  • TV-Tampere - commercial, broadcast in the Tampere region
  • MTV3+ - additional programming, interactive entertainment
  • Nelonen Plus – replaced by JIM in February 2007
  • YLE24 - the news channel of YLE, discontinued in April 2007

[edit] Satellite channels

See also: Lists of television channels

[edit] External links

[edit] Programme tables

[edit] Broadcasting authorities

  • Ficora - Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority
  • Digita - Terrestrial Broadcast Operator
  • digitv.fi - Digital television information

[edit] Cable television