PrePaidGSM > Operators > Finland
FINLAND
| Useful things to know: | ||
| Prefix: | +358 |  |
| Money: | Euro | |
| Electricity: | 230V - 50Hz | |
| Time Zone: | GMT+2 | |
GSM and 3G Operators
Much of the information you will find among these pages about Finland has been given us by our friends Timo and Jesse: thank you very much dear Finnish friends!
| Elisa Oy (Former Radiolinja) | ||
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Prepaid Card Name: | Nopsa |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: | not for sale anymore | |
| Card Validity after activation: | 12 months | |
| Net Frequency: | GSM 900/1800, W-CDMA 2100 | |
| Logo, Net Code: | RL FI, Elisa FI, 244 05 | |
| Coverage Map: | GSM-World | |
| Prepaid offer: | - | |
| Last update: | - | |
| TeliaSonera Finland Oyj | ||
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Prepaid Card Name: | Easy |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: | € 17.90/11.00 | |
| Card Validity after activation: | 12 months | |
| Net Frequency: | GSM 900/1800, W-CDMA 2100 | |
| Logo, Net Code: | sonera, 244 91 | |
| Coverage Map: | GSM-World | |
| Prepaid offer: | click here | |
| Last update: | 24/01/2008 | |
| DNA Networks Ltd (former Finnet Verkot Oy) | ||
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Prepaid Card Name: | DNA Prepaid |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: | € 17.00/10.00 | |
| Card Validity after activation: | 6+8 months | |
| Net Frequency: | GSM 900/1800, W-CDMA 2100 | |
| Logo, Net Code: | DNA, 244 12 | |
| Coverage Map: | GSM-World - W-CDMA Official Site | |
| Prepaid offer: | click here | |
| Last update: | 24/01/2008 | |
Other GSM Brands
| Elisa Matkapuhelinpalvelut (Kolumbus) | ||
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Prepaid Card Name: | Prepaid |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: | € 4.90/10.00 | |
| Card Validity after activation: | 2 months | |
| Net Frequency: | GSM 900/1800 | |
| Logo, Net Code: | Kolumbus, 244 05 | |
| Network: | Elisa | |
| Prepaid offer: | click here | |
| Last update: | 07/02/2008 | |
| TeleFinland (by Sonera) | ||
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Prepaid Card Name: | Helppo |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: | € 9.90/11.00 | |
| Card Validity after activation: | 6 months | |
| Net Frequency: | GSM 900/1800 | |
| Logo, Net Code: | Tele FI, 244 91 | |
| Network: | Sonera | |
| Prepaid offer: | click here | |
| Last update: | 07/02/2008 | |
Virtual GSM Operators
| Go Mobile Oy | ||
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Prepaid Card Name: | GoMobile Prepaid |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: | € 9.90/5.00 | |
| Card Validity after activation: | 6+2 months | |
| Net Frequency: | MVNO (900/1800) | |
| Logo, Net Code: | go.mobile (Virtual 244 12) | |
| Network: | DNA/td> | |
| Prepaid offer: | click here | |
| Last update: | 24/01/2008 | |
| Saunalahti Oy | ||
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Prepaid Card Name: | Prepaid |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: | € 10.00/10.00 (internet based) | |
| Card Validity after activation: | 6 months | |
| Net Frequency: | MVNO (900/1800, W-CDMA) | |
| Logo, Net Code: | Saunalahti (Virtual 244 05) | |
| Network: | Elisa | |
| Prepaid offer: | click here | |
| Last update: | 24/01/2008 | |
Regional GSM Operators
| Alands Mobiltelefon A.B | ||
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Prepaid Card Name: | Kontant |
| Activation Fee/Credit included: | € 50.00/50.00 | |
| Card Validity after activation: | 12 months | |
| Net Frequency: | GSM 900 | |
| Logo, Net Code: | AMT, 244 14 | |
| Coverage Map: | GSM-World | |
| Prepaid offer: | click here | |
| Last update: | 24/01/2008 | |
Some important things to know before buying a Finnish prepaid card
It's good to know that Finnet Verkot has areas where they have only GSM900 or GSM1800 frequency so it's necessary
to have 900/1800 dual band phone (or 900/1800/1900 triband) if you want to use either Dna or GO mobile prepaid.
In biggest towns, like Helsinki, Tampere, Oulu and Turku, they have GSM1800 network only.
If one has a GSM1800-only phone (i.e. an "American" triband, 850/1800/1900 handset) and plans to stay,
for example, only in Helsinki, these prepaids give excellent coverage. On the other hand if one has a GSM900-only
phone (i.e. an old "American" dual-band, 900/1900), it's quite impossible to use these prepaids and
better choice would be either Elisa (Kolumbus) or Sonera Easy.
I have decided which prepaid suits me, where can I buy it?
All these prepaids (except Saunalahti) can be bought from kiosks called R-Kioski. They also sell recharging vouchers.
There are also other places, like gas stations, which could sell prepaids, but varies from place to place. It's also possible
to recharge dna and GO mobile prepaids at Otto ATMs.
Saunalahti prepaid cards are available only through Internet.
I'm going to Ahvenanmaa (Åland), any chance to use a prepaid there?
Of course you can! Buying a prepaid card of the local provider AMT could be not so convenient, but Sonera has its own network on Ahvenanmaa (Åland in Swedish), so at least their prepaid card can be used over there with no problems. Finnet Verkot and Elisa doesn't have their own network over there and their customers use AMT's network when visiting the island; there are no problems, so, for DNA prepaid customers roaming in Ahvenanmaa, while Go Mobile and Kolumbus customers cannot roam on AMT net.
What happened to Telia Finland?
Telia Mobile does not exist anymore in Finland. When Telia Sweden bought Sonera in Finland they had
to sell their business in Finland and DNA bought their customers while Finnet Verkot (former Suomen 2G) bought their network.
Old Telia prepaid cards still work, if the card is valid, and they can be charged just like DNA prepaids.
What happened to Tele2 Finland?
Tele2, the leading alternative pan-European telecommunications company, announced on 19th of August 2005
that, based on the current competitive and regulatory environment in Finland, it has decided to discontinue its operations in Finland.
Tele2 stopped marketing its mobile and fixed telephony services in the Finnish market. In conjunction with this decision,
the company has also decided to end the process regarding its 3G license in Finland.
