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COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
 2,847,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
 3,728,600 (2001)
Telephone system:
 general assessment: modern system with excellent service
domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and an extensive cellular net provide domestic needs
international: 1 submarine cable; satellite earth stations - access to Intelsat transmission service via a Swedish satellite earth station, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Finland shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden)
Radio broadcast stations:
 AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:
 7.7 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
 120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)
Televisions:
 3.2 million (1997)
Internet country code:
 .fi
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
 3 (2002)
Internet users:
 2.69 million (2002)
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
 total: 5,865 km
broad gauge: 5,865 km 1.524-m gauge (2,234 km electrified; 480 km double- or multiple-track) (2000 est.)
Highways:
 total: 77,831 km
paved: 49,789 km (including 444 km of expressways)
unpaved: 28,042 km (1999)
Waterways:
 6,675 km
note: includes Saimaa Canal; 3,700 km suitable for large ships
Pipelines:
 natural gas 580 km
Ports and harbors:
 Hamina, Helsinki, Kokkola, Kotka, Loviisa, Oulu, Pori, Rauma, Turku, Uusikaupunki, Varkaus
Merchant marine:
 total: 98 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,172,404 GRT/1,144,139 DWT
ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 26, chemical tanker 5, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 36, short-sea passenger 10
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Sweden 1 (2002 est.)
Airports:
 160 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
 total: 74
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 27
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 23
under 914 m: 12 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
 total: 76
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 72 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military branches:
 Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (including Sea Guard)
Military manpower - military age:
 17 years of age (2002 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
 males age 15-49: 1,240,762 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
 males age 15-49: 1,024,379 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
 males: 33,883 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
 $1.8 billion (FY98/99)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
 2% (FY98/99)
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
 none
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