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14.10.2009 | As of 1 July 2010 1 Mbit Internet connection will be defined as a universal service.

20.9.2010 | On 19 September 2010, the Broadband Commission for Digital Development released its recommendations for action at a high-level meeting held before the UN General Assembly in New York. The Commission's report was received by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

28.2.2005 | Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland has declared one digital mobile communications network licence open for application. A part of the frequencies released from NMT450 mobile phones have now become available. The operating licence will be issued for an actor that would supplement the broadband connection supply.

23.1.2017 | (Finnish original released on 23.1.2017)

12.4.2012 | Transport policy planning should be incorporated in the development of society at large. Close cooperation between different administrative branches will lay down a firm foundation for a smoothly functioning transport system and an efficient urban structure. Fresh thinking is required in order to make society function more efficiently and to take advantage of the joint resources in a sensible way.

12.4.2012 | Transport policy planning should be incorporated in the development of society at large. Close cooperation between different administrative branches will lay down a firm foundation for a smoothly functioning transport system and an efficient urban structure. Fresh thinking is required in order to make society function more efficiently and to take advantage of the joint resources in a sensible way.

26.4.2006 | Some 2.8 billion person-to-person messages were sent in Finland in 2005 – an increase of 29 per cent on the previous year. Personal text messaging is still the most-used mobile phone service.

29.4.2005 | Seven applications for a digital mobile communications network licence were submitted to the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland. A part of the frequencies released from NMT450 mobile phones are now available. The licence will be issued to supplement the fixed broadband connection supply. The deadline for the applications was 29 April.

4.2.2015 | Minister of Transport and Local Government Paula Risikko believes that Finland has the necessary prerequisites for the utilisation of digitalisation and to succeed in the development of transport services even in fierce international competition.

3.2.2005 | High-speed and affordable broadband connections are becoming available to all Finns, including those living in remote areas. Thus the focal points in broadband policy will be shifted towards connection quality and content development.