News and press releases
2012
18
December 2012 Statistics Finland's organisation changes
on 1 January 2013
Statistics Finland's organisation will be renewed as of 1 January
2013. In the renewal, in particular activities related to
statistics production will be reorganised.
14 and 17 December 2012 Today's statistical releases are delayed due to technical problems. We will do our utmost to publish them as soon as possible.
14
December 2012 Information package on transport
published
How many kilometres of motorways are there in Finland? And how many
telephone subscriptions? These data can be found in Statistics
Finland's new Transport and Communications Statistical Yearbook for
Finland.
13 December
2012 Release Calendar 2013
Release dates have been published for official statistics in
2013.
11
December 2012 Statistical images of Finland and
Finns
The newly published Statistical Yearbook of Finland 2012 describes
precisely society and its development in Finland. The statistics in
the Yearbook reveal such as what a year of changes the year 2011
was.
5
December 2012 Stats4Finland award to the Valttikunnat
card game
In connection with the Apps4Finland 2012 competition, Statistics
Finland has awarded a special prize for the best entry based on
statistical data. The "Stats4Finland" award was given to the
Valttikunnat (Trump municipalities) card game.
2
November 2012 Statistical data on those elected in the
Municipal elections
The review prepared by Statistics Finland provides information on
the age, education and income of those elected in the Municipal
elections.
29 October 2012 Election map service now open
Statistics Finland's free election map service allows you to
examine e.g. voting turnout, party support and changes in it by
various area levels.
23 October 2012 Problems with Statistics
Finland's web addresses
Statistics Finland's web and email addresses ending with stat.fi,
as well as databases do not function at the moment. There may also
be problems with web addresses ending with tilastokeskus.fi.
18
October 2012 Majority of Municipal election candidates
men
Over 60 per cent of the candidates in the Municipal elections are
men. The proportion of female candidates diminished somewhat from
the previous elections. More information on the age, education and
income of the candidates is available in the review produced by
Statistics Finland.
16
October 2012 Finland's reporting of greenhouse gas
emissions is of high quality
An international team of experts has reviewed Finland's greenhouse
gas emissions report compiled by Statistics Finland for the year
2010. Finland's reporting was found to be of high quality.
15 October
2012 Information on Municipal elections available in the
election information service
Statistics Finland's free of charge election information service
provides versatile statistical data, illustrative maps and
analyses. The first statistical data on the nomination of
candidates will be released on 18 October 2012.
12
October 2012 Classification of Sectors
reviewed
The Classification of Sectors used in economic statistics has been
reviewed. In the review, the subdivision of financial corporations
was particularly revised.
3
September 2012 ISLP Poster Competition
Finnish schools are challenged to the International Statistical
Literacy Poster Competition. The theme of the poster competition
intended for secondary school and upper secondary school students
is agriculture.
30
August 2012 Statistics Finland will open a service point
right in the centre of Helsinki
Statistics Finland will open a service point for statistical
information in the new Kaisa House building of the Helsinki
University Library on 3 September 2012. The service point will
offer guidance and advice in the use of statistics and research
data.
15
August 2012 Errors in latest data for statistics on
rents of dwellings
Errors have been detected in data for the statistics on rents of
dwellings released on 3 August 2012 concerning the second quarter
of 2012. New, corrected figures will be released on Friday 24
August 2012 at 9 am.
15
August 2012 Statistics Finland surveys studying among
adults
This August is the starting month of Statistics Finland's Adult
Education Survey 2012, which is an extensive survey of
post-comprehensive school education and learning among the adult
population in Finland. Statistics Finland is interviewing over
6,000 persons aged between 18 and 69 in Finland for the survey.
30 July
2012 Learn to know and understand the Finnish way of
life
How much time do Finns spend on work and leisure? What is the role
of games and the Internet in the everyday life of the Finnish
youth? Statistics Finland will organise in October a training
course in English on the time-use patterns of Finns. Training
course programme
11
July 2012 Diversified compilation publication on the
environment
Statistics Finland's fresh publication Environment Statistics
Yearbook 2012 contains statistical data on all themes related to
our living environment. It is a collection of statistics describing
the effects from human activities on the environment and the
actions society has taken to protect it.
28 June
2012 Findicator goes mobile
The Findicator service built by Statistics Finland and the Prime
Minister's Office is now also available as a mobile version.
21 June
2012 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.
13
June 2012 Statistics Finland becomes key partner in
Apps4Finland competition
The Apps4Finland competition, which was declared open today, seeks
best ideas and applications that make use of open data. In this
year's competition, Statistics Finland will award a special
Stats4Finland prize for the best entry based on statistical
data.
13
June 2012 Up-to-date information on Finland in pocket
size
Statistics Finland's freshly published Finland in Figures is a
pocket-size compact information package about Finland and it
people. The booklet also contains international comparison
data.
1 June
2012 New service point for Statistics Finland in Kaisa
House
Statistics Finland and the Helsinki University Library signed an
agreement on 1 June 2012 about co-operation in library and
information services. Statistics Finland will open a service point
in the new Kaisa House building of the Helsinki University Library
in September.
30
May 2012 Statistics Finland's Annual Report
published
The Annual Report contains information on Statistics Finland's
statistics production, products and services.
30
May 2012 Statistics Finland develops
microsimulation
Statistics Finland is currently developing a new microsimulation
model for income transfers and taxation, which can be utilised more
widely than before in research, for instance.
14 May
2012 Handbook for the Consumer Price Index is now
available online
Statistics Finland has published its handbook for the users of the
Consumer Price Index free-of-charge on the web. The handbook gives
guidance in the use of the Index by way of calculation
examples.
14
March 2012 Summary data on mass media
A total of 194 newspapers were published in Finland in 2010.
Newspapers accounted for close on 30 per cent of the turnover of
mass communication. The fresh Finnish Mass Media 2011 publication
provides a comprehensive overview of the mass media in Finland.
7
March 2012 The Findicator service now also in Swedish
and English
The Findicator service built by Statistics Finland and the Prime
Minister's Office is now also available in Swedish and English. In
addition, the usability of the service has been improved and social
media functions have been added to it.
27 February 2012 National accounts data will
be released at 10 am on 2 March 2012
Statistics Finland will release preliminary national accounts data
on economic development in 2011 at a press conference starting at
10 am on 2 March 2012. At the same time, statistics will also be
released on general government deficit and debt, quarterly national
accounts, and taxes and tax-like payments.
9
February 2012 Pentti Saikkonen and Timo Teräsvirta
awarded Eino H. Laurila national income medal
The Eino H. Laurila national income medal for 2011 has been granted
to Professor Pentti Saikkonen and Professor Timo Teräsvirta. The
medals are granted in recognition of their internationally
distinguished research in the field of time series
econometrics.
31
January 2012 Digitisation alters cultural production and
consumption
More and more cultural material is produced and consumed in
digitised form. The value of CD sales has halved from the peak
figures of the early 2000s, whereas the sales of digital sound
recordings have multiplied many times over. This information
derives from Statistics Finland's new publication Cultural
Statistics 2011.
27 January Data on prices of
dwellings added to Key figures
Monthly data on prices of dwellings can now also be found in the
Key figures section of Statistics Finland's homepage. The most
important statistical data are published as Key figures.
27
January Appointments at Statistics Finland
Statistics Finland has made appointments for the Directors of the
Social Statistics and Population Statistics Departments, the
Director of Information Services and the Director of IT and
Statistical Methods.
26 January 2012 Information about the Presidential
election from the election map service
Statistics Finland's free-of-charge election map service can be
used to examine such as voting turnout and its changes from the
previous Presidential elections, candidates with most votes and
shares of votes in different area levels.
25
January 2012 Statistics Finland is making further
utilisation of statistical data easier
Statistics Finland has confirmed new Terms of Use for the
utilisation of already published statistical data. In them,
Statistics Finland grants a universal right to the use of the data
published in its www.stat.fi website service and in related free
statistical databases.
9
January 2012 Statistics Finland to study household
consumption
In early January, Statistics Finland launches its Household Budget
Survey 2012, which is an extensive study of the consumption and
cost of living of households in Finland. In the Survey, Statistics
Finland will interview by telephone 8,000 households representing
all households in Finland.
_____________
Last updated 27.12.2012