How to watch Finnish TV abroad?
If you want to watch YLE, Katsomo or other Finnish TV stations abroad you will get some trouble doing so. How can I watch Finnish TV abroad?
As you, for example, visit the YLE website to watch YLE from outside Finland you will get an error message telling you that YLE can not show the content you want to watch outside Finland. That is because of a so-called geographical block which makes it impossible for people outside Finland to watch most of the programs and live streams available on their website. But, what can you do if you really want to watch Finnish TV online outside Finland? Here comes the answer!
Watch YLE and other Finnish TV channels abroad — Federico Bottos on Unsplash
Watch Finnish TV online outside Finland
To watch Finnish TV online outside Finland you will need to get yourself an IP address in Finland. A local IP address in Finland will make all websites believe that you are in Finland, and thus they will give you access to all online content such as live streams on YLE and programs available at Katsomo and much more.
It is very easy to get a Finnish IP address and to get one we recommend that you use the VPN services of IPVanish, a very good VPN provider with several servers in Finland and great speeds, making sure that you can watch your favorite Finnish TV station online outside Finland without problems. You can read my IPVanish review here.
IPVanish cost 10USD a month or about 80USD for a year, but they do have a seven-day full refund policy, so if you are not satisfied within the first seven days you will get your money back.
Click the IPVanish button and sign up for their services. Then you can download the IPVanish program to your Windows computer, Apple device or Android device and connect to a server in Finland. You will be ready to watch YLE online and other Finnish TV channels at once.
Enjoy your IPVanish subscription even more
You can also use your IPVanish subscription to do lots of other things. You can, for example, connect to a server in England and then you will get access to BBC and ITV live streams online. You can connect to a server in the USA and get access to FOX, NBC, and CBS and watch all your favorite TV series on their websites.
Finnish TV abroad on Android and iOS systems
You can easily download the IPVanish client to Android and iOS systems (iPad, iPhone) which will give you a Finnish IP address once you are connected to a server in Finland.
You are now ready to watch Finnish TV abroad
You are now ready to watch YLE, Katsomo and other Finnish online content from all around the earth. You can also use this to watch ViaPlay and HBO Nordic online from outside Finland.
We hope you will enjoy watching and that you have found these instructions useful.