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Type of building
A classification for different types of dwellings, for example blocks of flats, attached houses, detached houses.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
In the building cost index 2000=100 buildings are divided into four types: residential block of flats, attached houses, office and commercial buildings and industrial and warehouse buildings. The overall point figure of the building cost index is calculated as a weighted average of the distribution of costs between these building types.
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Residential buildings are classified according to type of building as follows:
- Detached houses: residential buildings containing 1 to 2 dwellings, including semi-detached houses and other comparable detached residential buildings (e.g. permanently occupied free-time residences)
- Terraced houses: residential buildings with at least three adjoining dwellings
- Blocks of flats: residential buildings of at least three dwellings in which at least two dwellings are located on top of each other and which do not belong to the previous categories
- Other buildings: also includes buildings whose type is unknown.
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Jaa