Television in Finland
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Television was introduced in Finland in 1955.{{Cite web |date=2005-05-25 |title=50 Years of Television in Finland |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-5216610 |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=News |language=en}} Color television started in 1969{{cite web |url=https://www.hs.fi/historia/art-2000005188042.html |title=Ensimmäiset värilliset tv-uutiset nähtiin Suomessa vapunpäivänä tasan 40 vuotta sitten – ja siitä syntyi kohu |last=Uusitorppa |first=Harri |date=28 April 2017 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |access-date=11 May 2022 |language=fi}}{{cite web |url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2012/02/28/tietoisku-varitelevisiolupa |title=Tietoisku: Väritelevisiolupa |last=Hahtola |first=Minttu |date=28 February 2012 |website=Yle Elävä Arkisto |publisher=Yle |access-date=11 May 2022 |language=fi}} and was introduced gradually, with most programs in color by the late 1970s. All terrestrial analogue stations stopped broadcasting on 1 September 2007 after the introduction of digital television; cable providers were allowed to continue analog broadcasting in their networks until 1 March 2008.
Typically, foreign-language content is subtitled, retaining the original language soundtrack. This includes interview responses in news or magazine programmes not given in the main language of that programme. Foreign programming intended for children is, however, usually dubbed into one of the national languages. Regardless of the intended audience or original language, many shows receive a Finnish and/or Swedish title which is used in programme schedules.
In 2016 it was said that 47% of people watch via terrestrial antenna, 43% via cable, 11% via IPTV and 4% via satellite.{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9524771|title = Antenni-TV:n katsojille luvassa virityshetkiä – kanavat muuttuvat toukokuussa| date=23 March 2017 }}
History
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File:YLE-Ristisana.jpg's Yle TV2 quiz show Ristisana with hosts Kaarina Elo and Jouko Sinkkonen in 1971.]]
On 24 May 1955, the first public television broadcast in Finland was aired by the {{Interlanguage link|Radioinsinööriseura|fi|Radioinsinööriseura}} (later {{Interlanguage link|Elektroniikkainsinöörien seura|fi|Elektroniikkainsinöörien seura}}).{{cite book |last=Keinonen |first=Heidi |date=2011 |title=Kamppailu yleistelevisiosta. TES-TV:n, Mainos-TV:n ja Tesvision merkitykset suomalaisessa televisiokulttuurissa 1956–1964 |location=Tampere |publisher=Tampere University Press |isbn=978-951-44-8369-1 |language=fi}} The project eventually developed into TES-TV (later Tesvisio), the first television channel in Finland that began regular broadcasts on 21 March 1956.{{Cite book| last=Uusitalo |first=Kari |title=Suomen Hollywood on kuollut - Kotimaisen elokuvan ahdinkovuodet 1956-1963 |date=1981 |page=20 |publisher=Suomen Elokuvasäätiö |location=Helsinki |isbn=951-9349-21-9 |language=fi}}{{Cite book |last=Kortti |first=Jukka |title=Modernisaatiomurroksen kaupalliset merkit: 60-luvun suomalainen televisiomainonta |date=2003 |page=25 |publisher=Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura |isbn=9789517465236 |language=fi}} The public broadcaster Yleisradio began their television project in 1957, with regular broadcasts starting from 1 January 1958. Suomen Televisio (now Yle TV1), as the channel was called, also featured commercial programming from MTV, a separate channel that leased programming blocks from Yleisradio. This arrangement would last until 1993.
Yleisradio acquired Tesvisio in 1964 and reorganized its assets into a second TV channel (now Yle TV2). Despite MTV's demands that the second channel be in their control, Yleisradio maintained ownership of the second channel but sold MTV more time on it. In 1986, a third channel Kolmoskanava was introduced as a joint venture between Yleisradio, MTV and Nokia. MTV gradually purchased Kolmoskanava into their ownership and in 1993, turned it into MTV3. Once MTV3 was introduced, MTV moved all of its programming there.
Since 2021, around 75% of the Finnish population watch television content online via YouTube, Vimeo, and other, in addition to online TV broadcasting companies.{{Cite web |title=Finland: online video service usage 2021 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126161/usage-of-online-tv-svod-and-online-video-sharing-services-in-finland/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Statista |language=en}}
Finnish programming
= MTV3 =
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- Bosch
- Broadchurch
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- CSI: Miami
- CSI: NY
- Crisis
- Emmerdale
- Hostages
- Legends
- Madam Secretary
- Major Crimes
- NCIS: New Orleans
- Prison Break
- Survivor
- The Amazing Race
- The Apprentice
- The Bold and the Beautiful
- The Closer
- The Mentalist
- The Night Manager
- Wallander
- 24
= Diva Channel =
- Army Wives
- The Biggest Loser: Toinen mahdollisuus
- Chicago Fire
- Bates Motel
- Bones
- Kallista kipua
- Sex and the City – Sinkkuelämää
- Chance
- West Wing
- Revolution
- C.S.I.
- Num3rot
- Gossip Girl
- Kuuntelija
- Nurse Jackie
- Smash
- Dexter
- Nuoret poliisit
- Yli synkän virran
- Burn Notice
- The Real Housewives franchise
- Rikoksista pahin
- Wild at Heart
- Medium
- Psych
- Shattered
- Ruma Betty
- Kova laki: Erikoisyksikkö
- Kova laki
- Kova laki: Rikollinen mieli
- Kova laki: Los Angeles
- Mike & Molly
- Tyhjätaskut
- Orange Is the New Black
- Brooklyn 99
- Kunnian miehet
- Downton Abbey
- The Mindy Project
- C.S.I. Cyber
- Havaiji 5-0
- Tarkka-ampujat
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Good Wife
- House
- Muodon vuoksi
- Mad Love
- Tuho-osasto
- Monk
- Vampyyripäiväkirjat
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians
- Eureka
- The Originals
- Isojen poikien leikit
- Event
Digital terrestrial
{{main|Digital terrestrial television in Finland}}
Digital terrestrial television was launched on 21 August 2001. The analogue networks continued its broadcasts alongside the digital ones until 1 September 2007, when they were shut down nationwide.
Before the analogue switchoff, the terrestrial network had three multiplexes: MUX A, MUX B and MUX C. MUX A contained the channels of the public broadcaster Yleisradio and MUX B was shared between the two commercial broadcasters: MTV3 and Nelonen. MUX C contained channels of various other broadcasters. After the analogue closedown, a fourth multiplex named MUX E was launched.
In addition the free-to-air broadcasts, two companies are providing encryption cards for pay television: Canal Digital and PlusTV. Canal Digital was the first to launch, originally only offering four Canal+ channels (the Disney Channel was added later on). PlusTV was launched in November 2006, originally only broadcasting MTV3 Max and Subtv Juniori (later on adding Subtv Leffa and Urheilu+kanava). Both packages got more channels with the launch of MUX E in September 2007: SVT Europa and MTV3 Fakta was added to PlusTV and KinoTV was added to Canal Digital, while Discovery Channel, Eurosport, MTV Finland and Nickelodeon were added to both packages. {{cn|date=April 2016}}
September 2007 also saw the launch of the SveaTV package in Ostrobothnia which broadcasts channels from Sweden. {{cn|date=April 2016}}
The digital channel YLE Extra was closed on 31 December 2007 and was replaced by YLE TV1+, a simulcast of TV1 with subtitles included in the video stream. TV1+ was closed on 4 August 2008 due to its low viewing share.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitv.fi/sivu.asp?path=1;699;3026;10725 |title=Ylen TV1+ - palvelu päättyy elokuussa|date=2008-07-11 |publisher=Digita Oy|language= fi |trans-title= Yle's TV1+ - service ends in August |access-date=23 July 2011}}
Finland fully launched DVB-T2 in November 2024, and will exclusively use DVB-T2 starting June 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.digita.fi/en/etusivu/hd-transition/channel-number-change/|title=Information about channel number change|publisher=Digita}}
Cable
Analogue cable television were switched off in Finland on 1 March 2008, but digital cable television is widespread all over the country and its infrastructure used for cable internet services.{{cn|date=April 2017}}
The major cable operators are DNA, Welho and TTV, operating in Turku, Helsinki and Tampere areas. All pay television uses digital broadcasts, DVB-C set-top boxes have been available since 2001.{{cn|date=April 2017}}
Satellite
Digital satellite television started in Nordic countries, and also in Finland, by Multichoice Nordic pay-TV platform during 1996. The first set-top boxes available were manufactured by Nokia and Pace. After that, the service merged with Canal Digital in late 1997. Competing pay television Viasat and Yle's channel TV Finland started digital broadcasts in 1999. {{cn|date=April 2016}}
Canal Digital launched some HDTV channels, like Discovery HD, on their digital paytv-package during 2006. Pan-European HDTV-channel Euro1080 HD1 is available also in Finland. {{cn|date=April 2016}}
List of channels
All Yle channels are broadcast free-to-air and so are a few commercial ones including MTV3, Nelonen, MTV Sub, Jim, TV5, Star Channel and Kutonen. Yle channels are state owned and are funded by a ring fenced so-called "Yle tax".
Most of the channels are the same throughout mainland Finland. In Ostrobothnia and Åland there is an extra multiplex available which provides encrypted channels from Sweden, along with respective local stations,{{cite web | url=http://www.vlp.fi/index.php?sivu=sveatv-kanalplatserna | title=SveaTV-kanalplatser | publisher=VLT | access-date=2007-12-22}} and of course due to overlapping signals, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian and Estonian stations are able to be seen near the border areas and vice versa.
=DTT Channels=
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LCN | Channel Name | Description | MUX and standart |
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|1. | Yle TV1 | documentaries, news, politics, satire, series, films | rowspan="5" | MUX B DVB-T2 |
style="background:#ddd;"
|2. | Yle TV2 | sports, entertainment, series, films, children's programming | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|3. | MTV3 | films, series, sports, news | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|4. | Nelonen | films, series, sports, news | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|5. | Yle Teema & Fem | culture, sciences and learning. Also programming by the Swedish-language department of Yle | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|6. | MTV Sub | imported series, films, reality, sports | rowspan="13" | MUX E DVB-T2 |
style="background:#ddd;"
|7. | TV5 | entertainment, films, series, documentaries | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|8. | Liv | women's programmes, lifestyle programmes, films, series, documentaries | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|9. | Jim | men's programmes, reality, documentaries, sports | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|10. | Kutonen | men's programmes, music, films, series, documentaries | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|11. | TLC | women's programmes, lifestyle | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|12. | Star Channel | imported series, films, documentaries | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|13. | MTV Ava | women's programmes, lifestyle programmes, films, series, documentaries | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|14. | Hero | imported series and films | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|15. | Frii | women's programmes, lifestyle programmes, films, documentaries | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|16. | AlfaTV | programmes for minorities, religious programmes | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|18. | Iskuri.fi | adult entertainment | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|20. | National Geographic | nature, history, documentaries | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|23. | MTV3 SDbefore 30 June 2025 | films, series, sports, news | rowspan="3" | MUX A DVB-T |
style="background:#ddd;"
|24. | Nelonen SDbefore 30 June 2025 | films, series, sports, news | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|26. | MTV Sub SDbefore 30 June 2025 | imported series, films, reality, sports | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|27. | TV5 SDbefore 30 June 2025 | entertainment, films, series, documentaries | rowspan="6" | MUX C DVB-T |
style="background:#ddd;"
|28. | Liv SDbefore 30 June 2025 | women's programmes, lifestyle programmes, films, series, documentaries | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|29. | Jim SDbefore 30 June 2025 | men's programmes, reality, documentaries, sports | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|30. | Kutonen SDbefore 30 June 2025 | men's programmes, music, films, series, documentaries | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|31. | TLC SDbefore 30 June 2025 | women's programmes, lifestyle | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|32. | Star Channel SDbefore 30 June 2025 | imported series, films, documentaries | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|33. | MTV Ava SDbefore 30 June 2025 | women's programmes, lifestyle programmes, films, series, documentaries | MUX A DVB-T |
style="background:#ddd;"
|34. | One Way TV | religious programmes | MUX E DVB-T2 |
style="background:#ddd;"
|35. | Frii SDbefore 30 June 2025 | women's programmes, lifestyle programmes, films, documentaries | MUX C DVB-T |
style="background:#ddd;"
|36. | OnniTV | MUX B DVB-T2 | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|39. | National Geographic SDbefore 30 June 2025 | nature, history, documentaries | MUX C DVB-T |
40. | MTV Max | sports, outdoors, documentaries, programming for men | rowspan="17" | MUX D DVB-T2before 31 May 2025 |
41. | Eurosport 1 | sport | |
43. | MTV Juniori SD | children's programming | |
44. | Discovery Channel SD | documentaries, science | |
45. | Eurosport 2 | sport | |
46. | CNN International SD | news | |
47. | Investigation Discovery SD | documentaries, science | |
48. | National Geographic Wild SD | nature, history, documentaries | |
49. | Animal Planet SD | nature, documentaries | |
52. | Disney Channel SD | children's programming | |
53. | MTV Aitio SD | films, shows | |
54. | MTV Viihde SD | series, films | |
55. | MTV Urheilu 1 | sport | |
56. | MTV Urheilu 2 | sport | |
57. | MTV Urheilu 3 | sport | |
58. | Nick Jr. SD | children's programming | |
59. | MTV Liiga 1 | sport | |
60. | V Film Action | films | rowspan="2" | HbbTVbefore 31 May 2025 |
61. | V Film Premiere | films | |
62. | V Sport 2 Suomi | sport | rowspan="2" | MUX D DVB-T2before 31 May 2025 |
63. | V Sport 1 Suomi | sport | |
65. | V Sport Vinter | sport | HbbTVbefore 31 May 2025 |
66. | V Sport + Suomi | sport | MUX D DVB-T2before 31 May 2025 |
67. | V Sport Golf | sport | HbbTVbefore 31 May 2025 |
69. | AdultTV.fi SD | adult entertainment | MUX D DVB-T2before 31 May 2025 |
80. | SF-kanalen | films | rowspan="38" | HbbTVbefore 31 May 2025 |
82. | MTV Max | sports, outdoors, documentaries, programming for men | |
83. | MTV Aitio | films, shows | |
84. | MTV Viihde | series, films | |
85. | MTV Urheilu 1 | sport | |
86. | MTV Urheilu 2 | sport | |
87. | MTV Urheilu 3 | sport | |
88. | MTV Juniori | children's programming | |
90. | Eurosport 1 | sport | |
91. | Eurosport 2 | sport | |
92. | MTV Liiga 1 | sport | |
93. | MTV Liiga 2 | sport | |
94. | MTV Liiga 3 | sport | |
95. | MTV Liiga 4 | sport | |
96. | MTV Liiga 5 | sport | |
97. | MTV Liiga 6 | sport | |
98. | MTV Liiga 7 | sport | |
111. | V Sport Live 1 | sport | |
112. | V Sport Live 2 | sport | |
113. | V Sport Live 3 | sport | |
114. | V Sport Live 4 | sport | |
115. | V Sport Live 5 | sport | |
116. | V Sport Football | sport | |
117. | V Sport | sport | |
118. | V Sport Premium | sport | |
119. | V Sport Vinter | sport | |
120. | V Sport 1 Suomi | sport | |
121. | V Sport + Suomi | sport | |
122. | V Sport 2 Suomi | sport | |
123. | V Sport Golf | sport | |
124. | V Film Action | films | |
125. | V Film Premiere | films | |
126. | Viasat History | documentaries, history | |
127. | Viasat Explore | documentaries, science, entertainment for men | |
128. | Viasat Nature | documentaries, nature | |
129. | V Film Family | films | |
130. | V Film Hits | films | |
140. | Fight Sports | sport |
- Links:
- Information about closed pay-TV package in DTT from 31 May 2025[https://www.digita.fi/ajankohtaista/valtakunnalliset-maksu-tv-lahetykset-paattyvat-digitan-antenni-tv-verkossa-31-5-2025/][https://www.anterotv.fi/telia/faq]
- List of DTT channels from 1 April 2025[https://www.digita.fi/app/uploads/2025/04/Digita-kanavakartta-2025-04-1.pdf]
- PID list[https://www.digita.fi/app/uploads/2024/11/Digita_PID-lista_11_2024.pdf]
=Notes=
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/en/index.html Viestinävirasto] - Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority
- [http://www.digita.fi Digita] - Terrestrial Broadcast Operator
- [http://www.dna.fi DNA] - Terrestrial Broadcast Operator
- [http://www.finnpanel.fi/en/index.php Finnpanel] - Measures TV viewing and radio listening
- [https://www.iltalehti.fi/telkku/ Telkku.com] - TV-guide
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