Elisa said it has been expanding its 5G network in Seinajoki during the summer, and that this month, it will become the first operator to bring 5G to Nurmo, Ylistaro and Peraseinajoki. Elisa has been extending the Seinajoki network in districts such as Upa, Karje, Tanelinranta, Itika and Kertunlaakso and will boost it in the Pohja and Roves districts in August.

Niklas Granholm, Elisa's director for the Ostrobothnia region, said mobile data usage there is such that it requires new mobile technology. There are also plenty of companies, educational institutions and organisations in the area that will benefit from the expansion of the 5G network. One example is the Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences, which has seen a good deal of investment in developing and teaching digital competence in recent years, he added.

Elisa's 5G network has expanded rapidly and is already up and running in 32 locations in Finland. Over 1 million Finns already live in the network area, and more than half the population of Seinajoki.