You must pay a television tax whether or not you own a television
Background information (if available):
Finland’s television tax has been between €244.90 and €253.80 per annum with a household with a television.
However, in 2013 the tax will be applied on every adult, not just every household, and will be graduated according to your income. The tax will be between €50 and €140 per person.
The government assumes that even if you don’t have a television, you might watch one at a friend’s house.
4 Responses to “You must pay a television tax whether or not you own a television”
Comment from Laura
Time February 2, 2012 at 7:55 am
We have it in Sweden to! I think 
Comment from John
Time August 15, 2012 at 1:40 am
…..Seriously?!?
Comment from Markku
Time September 4, 2012 at 2:53 am
It’s not a television tax (it was previously a tv-license fee, which was used to pay for transmission costs before tv became commercially sponsored) as such, it is loosely referred to as such because the original tv-licence system will be abandoned. It’s a multimediatax, since it is now possible to watch tv without a tv set, such as on a computer or mobile phone. If You watch tv at a friends house, You don’t need and have never needed a permit. In those cases it was the one who owned the set who was required to have a permit.
Comment from Thomas
Time February 2, 2012 at 12:41 am
We have that in Denmark already,.. and we’ve had it for more than a year