Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Finland

Fixed telephone lines in Finland in 2024 — 2.67 per 100. Ranked 104 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 72.4%.

2024 2.67 per 100 −5.34% vs 2023
World rank 104of 146
Period maximum 55.7 per 1001997
Period minimum 2.67 per 1002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Finland, 1960–2024020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.67 per 1001962: 9.66 per 1001964: 9.66 per 1001966: 13.29 per 1001968: 13.29 per 1001970: 18.73 per 1001972: 18.71 per 1001974: 18.71 per 1001976: 30.26 per 1001978: 32.85 per 1001980: 36.41 per 1001982: 39.94 per 1001984: 43.1 per 1001986: 46.2 per 1001988: 49.93 per 1001990: 53.5 per 1001992: 54.4 per 1001994: 55 per 1001996: 55.5 per 1001998: 55.1 per 1002000: 55.04 per 1002002: 52.41 per 1002004: 45.29 per 1002006: 36.27 per 1002008: 31.05 per 1002010: 23.31 per 1002012: 16.43 per 1002014: 11.7 per 1002016: 8.32 per 1002018: 5.86 per 1002020: 4.07 per 1002022: 3.25 per 1002024: 2.67 per 100
Change over the period: −7 (−72.38%) Average annual rate: -1.99 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland

Finland 2.67 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 24.3 per 100
Northern Europe computed 25.11 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 2.67 −0.15 −5.34%
2023 2.82 −0.43 −13.2%
2022 3.25 −0.49 −13%
2021 3.74 −0.33 −8.19%
2020 4.07 −0.8 −16.48%
2019 4.87 −0.98 −16.81%
2018 5.86 −1.01 −14.66%
2017 6.86 −1.46 −17.53%
2016 8.32 −1.48 −15.12%
2015 9.8 −1.89 −16.18%
2014 11.7 −2.13 −15.43%
2013 13.83 −2.6 −15.83%
2012 16.43 −3.61 −18.03%
2011 20.04 −3.26 −14%
2010 23.31 −3.48 −12.99%
2009 26.78 −4.27 −13.75%
2008 31.05 −1.85 −5.61%
2007 32.9 −3.37 −9.29%
2006 36.27 −4.14 −10.25%
2005 40.41 −4.88 −10.78%
2004 45.29 −3.96 −8.04%
2003 49.25 −3.16 −6.02%
2002 52.41 −1.68 −3.11%
2001 54.09 −0.95 −1.72%
2000 55.04 −0.16 −0.3%
1999 55.2 +0.1 +0.18%
1998 55.1 −0.6 −1.08%
1997 55.7 +0.2 +0.36%
1996 55.5 +0.5 +0.91%
1995 55 +0 +0%
1994 55 +0.5 +0.92%
1993 54.5 +0.1 +0.18%
1992 54.4 +0.2 +0.37%
1991 54.2 +0.7 +1.31%
1990 53.5 +1.49 +2.87%
1989 52.01 +2.08 +4.16%
1988 49.93 +1.98 +4.14%
1987 47.95 +1.75 +3.8%
1986 46.2 +1.53 +3.42%
1985 44.67 +1.57 +3.64%
1984 43.1 +1.48 +3.55%
1983 41.62 +1.68 +4.2%
1982 39.94 +1.65 +4.31%
1981 38.29 +1.89 +5.18%
1980 36.41 +1.86 +5.38%
1979 34.55 +1.7 +5.18%
1978 32.85 +1.34 +4.25%
1977 31.51 +1.25 +4.11%
1976 30.26 +1.54 +5.37%
1975 28.72 +10.01 +53.48%
1974 18.71 +0 +0%
1973 18.71 +0 +0%
1972 18.71 +0 +0%
1971 18.71 −0.02 −0.12%
1970 18.73 +5.45 +41%
1969 13.29 +0 +0%
1968 13.29 +0 +0%
1967 13.29 +0 +0%
1966 13.29 −0.01 −0.09%
1965 13.3 +3.64 +37.69%
1964 9.66 +0 +0%
1963 9.66 +0 +0%
1962 9.66 +0 +0%
1961 9.66 −0.01 −0.1%
1960 9.67

About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.