Mobile phone and operators

If you are coming to Finland to work in white collar job your employer will most likely offer company mobile phone to you. If this is not the case here are some basic facts about mobile phones and operators in Finland.

Phones
Most mobile phones in Finland are sold without any operator package so you just buy a phone you wish and it is not locked to any specific operator and you can choose which operator you want. Some operators offer phones at discount if you make 36 months or 24 months agreement with the operator but these are not very often attractive if you compare prices.

Operators
When you have bought you phone without operator package you are free to choose which operator you want and make an agreement with them. For persons without permanent address in Finland prepaid is a good alternative. Prepaids can be bought at almost any market. Saunalahti is one of the market leaders in prepaids. In general prices of SMS and domestic calls are not high but pay attention to the international calls and data costs if you use internet at your mobile.

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