Elisa builds, owns and operates its own fiber-optic and mobile (cellular) network infrastructure throughout Finland (and also provides services in Estonia) (Source).
Finland
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About
Founded in 1882 (originally as "Helsingin Puhelinyhdistys" / HPY), making it one of the oldest telecom operators in Finland. In 2024-2025 Elisa rolled out a major expansion of its fibre-optics network and in 2024 became the first in Europe to trial 100 Gbit/s "100G PON" over a live fibre network (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
Elisa is not retail-only; Elisa both sells retail services and owns its infrastructure (i.e. is a network operator) (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
Elisa is not wholesale-only; it sells to end-users (consumers and businesses) (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
Elisa is not business-only; it serves residential consumers, businesses, and public-sector customers (Source).
Elisa Oyj owns its Elisa Fibre Network. The company has also recently acquired the fibre network previously owned by another operator (Elenia) — expanding its fiber footprint in Central Finland, Tampere region, and Northern Ostrobothnia (Source), (Source).