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Communications in Finland

Finland has been well prepared to employ high technology and information services. The number of mobile phone users used to be the highest in the world. Nokia, Finland's biggest corporation is the top mobile phone producer in the world.

Telephone

The international dialling code for Finland is 00358.

Mobile

There were 4.2 million cellular phones in use in Finland, which has a population of just over five million.

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Voice over Internet Protocol

VoIP is a new technology which allows users to verbally communicate through their computer. Essentially a telephone call made using the internet, VoIP is becoming increasingly more common in the business world due to its low costs, and easy set-up and maintenance.

Forget installation engineers and phone number changes, as long as you have a broadband connection, you can use VoIP any time, any where.

For businesses, this software is sure to eventually phase out the traditional phonecall. For as low as 4p for local and national calls, the economical potential is vast. With international calls often even less than that, VoIP is perfect if you are prone to long-distance telecommunication, or have offices, clients, partners, etc, overseas. What's more, calls made between VoIP users are typically free all you pay for is the standard internet service.

Internet

Finland is one of the world leaders in e-mail use. More than half a million use the internet from home through a broadband connection.

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