Telephone numbers in Finland

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

Telephone numbers in Finland
Location
CountryFinland
ContinentEurope
RegulatorFICORA
TypeOpen
NSN length5 to 12
Access codes
Country code+358
International access00
Long-distance0

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 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.

See also

References
  1. Viestintävirasto. "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. "Mobile networks". www.viestintavirasto.fi.
  4. Viestintävirasto. "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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