News and press releases
2011
29
December 2011 Prohibition Act repealed by referendum 80
years ago
A consultative referendum was held about the Prohibition Act on
29-30 December 1931. Over 70 per cent of those who voted favoured
repealing of the Act.
15 December
2011 Changes to publication sales and prices
As of 1 January 2012, the sales of Statistics Finland's printed
publications transfers to Edita Publishing Oy. Some publication
prices will be affected by the altered VAT rates that take effect
at the turn of the year.
8 December
2011 Release Calendar 2012
Release dates have been published for official statistics in
2012.
7
December 2011 One day of life in Finland
If all events of 2010 are evenly divided between the days of the
year, what happened in Finland last year during just one day? The
newly published Statistical Yearbook of Finland 2011 describes
precisely the society and its development in Finland.
5
December 2011 Information package on transport
published
How many passengers were transported by rail last year? How many
new passenger cars were registered? These data can be found in
Statistics Finland's new Transport and Communications Statistical
Yearbook for Finland.
2 November
2011 Data journalism should not be left to journalists
only
Researchers and experts should become more active as story tellers,
as critics of the stories told and as partners in collaboration
with the journalists, writes Jussi Melkas in his column for
Statistics Finland's Tieto&trendit magazine.
30 August
2011 The number of families with children lowest in
decades
At the end of 2010, the number of families with children totalled
582,000. This represents the lowest figure ever recorded in the
statistics. Today, 41 per cent of the Finnish population belong to
a family with children.
30
August 2011 Finland again victorious in the
International Statistical Literacy Competition
The team from Lyseonpuisto Upper Secondary School, Rovaniemi has
won the upper secondary school category in the International
Statistical Literacy Competition. The team from Peltola School,
Vantaa received a commendation in the secondary school
category.
29
August 2011 Data collection for the international survey
of adult competencies (PIAAC) will be started
Finland will take part in the OECD's international survey of adult
competencies. The survey will assess the various basic skills
needed by the adult population in different walks of life, as well
as their application to work and everyday living. Twenty-five
countries will take part in the survey.
24 August
2011 Monthly data on prices of dwellings
Starting from 26 August 2011, data are also released monthly on the
statistics on prices of dwellings. The data are published one month
from the end of the statistical reference month.
24 August
2011 OECD provides well-being indicators for
citizens
In June OECD published a set of indicators, the so-called "Better
Life Index" on its website. "The aim is to focus on issues that are
important for the citizens in various countries," says Martine
Durand, OECD Chief Statistician and Director of Statistics, in an
interview for Statistics Finland's Tieto&trendit magazine.
3 August
2011 Foreign citizens make up 6.5 per cent of the EU
population
In all, 6.5 per cent of people living in EU Member States are
foreigners, that is, citizens of some other country than their
country of residence. People born in other countries than their
country of residence make up 9.4 per cent of EU citizens.
14
July 2011 Diversified compilation publication on the
environment
Statistics Finland's fresh publication Environment Statistics
Yearbook 2011 contains statistical data on all themes related to
our living environment.
11 July
2011 Foreign-language speakers are still rare in many
municipalities
In 1980, there were some 9,000 foreign-language speakers in
Finland. Over three decades, their number has increased nearly
25-fold, but even today, the share of foreign-language speakers is
less than one per cent of the population in one municipality out of
three.
7
July 2011 Energy in Finland - new pocketbook of energy
statistics
Statistics Finland has published a new pocket-size book of
statistics on energy. The compact information package contains
fresh statistical data on the energy field in Finland.
21 June
2011 Revised standard industrial classification to be
adopted in National Accounts
The revised standard industrial classification will be adopted in
National Accounts. The information system of the accounts and the
data contents of the statistics will be revised at the same
time.
8
June 2011 Up-to-date information on Finland in pocket
size
Statistics Finland's booklet Finland in Figures is a compact,
pocket-size information package about Finland and its people. It is
available in Finnish, Swedish and English.
7 June
2011 Director General of Statistics Finland conferred
Honorary Doctor
Ms Heli Jeskanen-Sundström, Director General of Statistics Finland,
was conferred Honorary Doctor at the University of Helsinki Faculty
of Social Sciences. Ms Jeskanen-Sundström has held the post of
Director General of Statistics Finland since 2001. During her
career, she has worked prominently in various co-operative organs
in the field of statistics, for example, in governing positions of
statistical committees in the EU, OECD and UN.
3 June
2011 A census of the world population is taken every ten
years
In China, six million enumerators are needed for the Population
Census 2010. Population censuses in Finland are conducted directly
based on administrative registers without troubling the citizens,
but in most parts of the world, censuses still rely on the
conventional method of interviews.
2 May
2011 Statistics Finland's Annual Report 2010
released
The Annual Report includes information about Statistics Finland's
central statistics, surveys and services.
29
April 2011 Background information on the Parliamentary
election candidates and elected MPs released
In connection with the confirmed result of the Parliamentary
elections, Statistics Finland has published an analysis on the
backgrounds of the Parliamentary election candidates and elected
MPs. The candidates and elected MPs are compared with persons
entitled to vote by means of various background variables.
28 March
2011 Thematic pages on Population census
opened
The year 2010 was an international census year. Statistics Finland
has opened thematic pages related to population census on which
articles and data on population census statistics are published.
The first article describes the population censuses conducted in
Finland over a period of more than 250 years.
1
March 2011 Gross domestic product grew up by 3.1 per
cent in 2010
According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the volume of
Finland's GDP grew by 3.1 per cent last year. Gross domestic
product, or the totalled up value added of the goods and services
produced, amounted to EUR 180 billion last year.
18
February 2011 Consumer Price Index revised
Statistics Finland has made revisions to the Consumer Price Index.
The base year of the revised Index is 2010. At the same time the
weight structure of the Index and the commodity basket of the price
monitoring have been updated
24 February 2011 National accounts data will
be released at 10 am on 1 March 2011
Statistics Finland will release preliminary national accounts data
on economic development in 2010 at a press conference starting at
10 am on 1 March 2011. At the same time, statistics will also be
released on general government deficit and debt, quarterly national
accounts, and taxes and tax-like payments.
18
February 2011 Consumer Price Index revised
Statistics Finland has made revisions to the Consumer Price Index.
The base year of the revised Index is 2010. At the same time the
weight structure of the Index and the commodity basket of the price
monitoring have been updated.
10 February 2011 Consumer Price Index data
for January will be released at 10 am on 18 February
2011
Statistics Finland will release the Consumer
Price Index data for January at a press conference starting at 10
am on 18 February 2011. The press conference will present how the
Consumer Price Index has been renewed and which new commodities are
included in its price monitoring.
24
January 2011 Students can still register for the
International Statistical Literacy Competition
Finnish schools are challenged to take part in the International
Statistical Literacy Competition, which aims to improve the
abilities of young people in describing their environment with the
help of statistics. It is possible to register into the competition
until 18 March 2011.
16 December
2010 Release Calendar 2011
Release dates have been published for official statistics in
2011.
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Last updated 3.1.2012