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22 Sep 2022 Mari Ylä-Jarkko appointed Deputy Director General of Statistics Finland's Information and Statistical Services

Mari Ylä-Jarkko was appointed Deputy Director General of Statistics Finland’s Information and Statistical Services. She will take up her position on 1 October 2022. The Information and Statistical Services service area is responsible for Statistics Finland's data production and its development.

21 Sep 2022 New practice for disturbances in statistical releases

Statistics Finland's statistical data are released at 8 am on a pre-announced date. If the publication of statistics is delayed due to planned technical reasons, the delayed statistics will in future be released on the same day at noon.

20 Sep 2022 Nowcasting forecasts business cycles of the present – preliminary results are promising, even though there is variation between industries

Nowcasting models, which are quicker than the ones now in use, have been tested for about six months. They help to make information on turnover development in industry, construction, trade and services available significantly more quickly than before. (Tieto&trendit)