Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Finland
Finland: Share of people in range of 4G mobile network was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Finland, 2012–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 100.0% for share of people in range of 4g mobile network in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Finland peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2012.
That places Finland 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of people in range of 4G mobile network in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 65.1% | — |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.2%, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Finland's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.3% | 65.1% | 99.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More science & technology data for Finland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.86 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 23.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,224 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Finland?
- Share of people in range of 4g mobile network in Finland was 100.0% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of people in range of 4g mobile network recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for share of people in range of 4g mobile network?
- Finland ranks 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people in range of 4g mobile network rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people in range of 4G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%).