In Sweden 97,8% of the population had access to 1Gbit fiber connection in 2024 and 85,4% had it installed in the building already. (The ones who did not have it installed could easily do so for a small fee, but had chosen not to)

Here in Finland it seems that its a lot harder to find places where fiber connections exist.
Is there any map or similar where you can see where to get fiber connection?

In Sweden there is an official map from the government to see where its installed
https://bredbandskartan.pts.se/
I would want something similar for Finland if possible. If not, how do I get to know where I should move if I want to have a fiber connection? (And no, 5G wont do)

by Cyoor

13 comments

  1. No. Publification of any data network would be an obvious security risk.

    There are number of fiber providers. Ask them for information about availability for your specific location.

  2. Afaik, there is rarely municipality behind fiber network. It is wild west. Private companies will try to sell fiber to individuals and if enough people will buy they start digging. Because building fiber is not coordinated, it can be very expensive to get. There can be also multiple companies digging the road open for their own cable, one by one.

  5. Sweden certainly has been light years ahead even 20 years ago when it comes to internet speeds. I don’t think there’s a similar map, you just need ask from multiple ISP’s when you know the address does they deliver fiber in there.

  6. Just google valokuitu. Plenty of service providers about fiber connection. You dont need a map.

  8. Check the ”availability by address” through service provider pages, Telia, DNA and Elisa basically.

  9. There is no easy answer.

    In some area “with fiber” it can depend on which street (or even part of street) you live, if fiber is available or not. You live 100m in the wrong place, no fiber available. When they build fiber to an area, they ask which houses order fiber (around 2500e cost), and only install fiber for those streets with enough orders. If you later want to join and fiber goes 100m away (next road), you pay around 11000e for fiber access. That was how it went with Valokuitunen a few years ago.

    In centers of big cities (like Helsinki) it is different. There is fiber and cable-tv internet with good speeds available almost everywhere.

    Checking is easy. You go to webpages of fiber operators (like Elisa, Valokuitunen, Valoo etc.) and enter your address, and the page tells what is available. If nothing is available, you could check nearby streets as the address, and see if fiber is nearby – then you can ask quotation on price to get it. Elisa propably will not offer it at any cost, but Valokuitunen might (at 10000+ euro price).

  10. It’s rough out here, but thankfully 5G exists now. Not nearly as good as fiber, but fine and fast enough for a lot of homes and install is easy.

  11. The best fiber has at least previously been in university campus housing, that may have partial funet access. netmap.funet.fi

  12. It’s a wild west, yeah. My building doesn’t have it (yet, it’s being built, probably getting fiber network sometime next year, only TV side of things first, very annoying…) but the buildings on the opposite side of the road all have it. Some have had it for multiple years already. Fun.

  13. Honestly surprised at the numbers the Swedes report. I wonder what constitutes access exactly. Having a company that says “sure, we can dig a cable to your house!”?

    If almost 90% of Swedes actually have fiber connected to their actual houses, then that’s remarkable.

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