SMS API for Finland: bulk SMS to +358 numbers

Finland, a Nordic country with Helsinki as its capital, is known for its advanced technology sector and high standard of living. Software products like banking apps, healthcare systems, and logistics companies send text messages to users. These messages are triggered by events such as appointment reminders, package deliveries, and security alerts. SMS is chosen because it is reliable, works on all devices, and is read quickly, even in remote areas.

Finland

Calling code +358

Per SMS segment
$0.01667
Messages for $100
5,998
Local language
Finnish and Swedish
Encoding
GSM-7

What a bulk SMS send to Finland costs

Every message is priced at $0.01667 per segment to Finland. Texts over 160 GSM-7 or 70 Unicode characters are split into segments, so a two-segment text costs twice as much.
Messages1 segment2 segments
1$0.01667$0.03334
1,000$16.67$33.34
10,000$166.70$333.40
100,000$1,667.00$3,334.00

Number format in Finland

Mobile numbers in Finland have 9 digits after +358. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (041 2345678); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +358 41 2345678.

Alphabet and segments

Finnish and Swedish text stays inside the GSM-7 alphabet, so one segment to Finland holds 160 characters and each part of a longer text 153. Watch for curly quotes and emoji copied from other tools: one of them moves the whole text to Unicode at 70 characters per segment, and POST /v1/estimates shows the encoding before you send.

Time zone and timing

Finland changes its clocks: Helsinki is on UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July. 09:00 in Helsinki is 07:00 UTC in January and an hour earlier in UTC while summer time runs, so give send_at with the local offset (for example +02:00 in winter) and the API does the conversion.

Send to Finland with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (FI) and the price. A delivered or failed event follows on your webhook, and a failed message is refunded.

For a list, send the same text to up to 10,000 numbers with POST /v1/batches, or a personal text per number in messages.

curl https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BULKSMSAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"to": "+358412345678", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Finland

Common integrations that call the SMS API for recipients in Finland.

Appointment reminders

Patients in Helsinki receive SMS notifications about upcoming doctor appointments at local clinics.

Delivery updates

Customers in Turku get SMS alerts when their online orders are out for delivery with estimated arrival times.

Security alerts

Banking users in Espoo receive SMS notifications for suspicious login attempts on their accounts.

Event confirmations

Attendees in Tampere receive SMS confirmations for their bookings at local concerts or events.

SMS to Finland: questions

More answers on accounts, payments and the API are in the FAQ.

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to Finland?

Each message segment to Finland costs $0.01667. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $16.67 and 10,000 cost $166.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

How many SMS to Finland does a $100 top-up send?

$100 covers about 5,998 one-segment messages to Finland at $0.01667 each. The first top-up adds a bonus on top, which raises that number. The balance is shared by every country, so the same top-up also pays for messages anywhere else on the list.

How do I write Finland numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +358 41 2345678 becomes "+358412345678" in the to field. The API also accepts spaces, dashes and a 00 prefix and cleans them, and numbers that cannot be read are listed in set_aside instead of being charged.

How do seasonal changes affect SMS traffic?

During winter holidays like Christmas, SMS traffic increases for event confirmations and delivery updates due to higher online shopping.

Start sending to Finland

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Finland at $0.01667 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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