International calls
Prefixes for making international calls
International calls are made by either dialling the international prefix 00 or the operator prefix for international telephony. The operator prefix allows you to select the telecom operator of your choice.
Selecting a telecom operator
When you make international calls, select the telecom operator in the following ways:
1. use an international telecommunications operator prefix;
2. make a pre-selection agreement with the telecom operator (concerns land-line subscriptions only; and)
3. press + on your mobile phone, after which your call is directed to the network determined by your telecom operator.
If you have made a pre-selection agreement, the calls you have dialled with the prefix 00 will automatically be directed to the network of the telecom operator of your choice.
Calls dialled without pre-selection agreement or operator prefix are directed to the network determined by the telecom operator you subscribe to.
The operator prefixes for international telecommunications start with 99 and are three to five- digit long.
This is how you make international calls from Finland
When you call from Finland to, for example, Stockholm, to the number 567 234, dial
- the international prefix first;
- then the country code 46 for Sweden;
- area code 8 for Stockholm.
Alternatives for calling to the example number by using different operator prefixes:
| 00 46 8 567 234 | A call with international prefix |
| 990 46 8 567 234 | A call via TeliaSonera Finland Oyj |
| 994 46 8 567 234 | A call via TDC Oy |
| 999 46 8 567 234 | A call via Elisa Oyj |
| 90XYZ 00 46 8 567 234 |
A call via operator XYZ by using public operator prefix |
This is how you make calls to Finland whilst abroad
When you call from abroad to the number 345 6789 in Helsinki, dial
- the international prefix of the country in question;
- then the country code for Finland 358;
- area code without zero (0).
For example: +358 9 345 6789 (mobile phone only).
