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18 Dec 2015 People of foreign background, having lived in Finland for a long time find employment well

It is more difficult for persons of foreign background to find employment than for persons of Finnish background. However, the employment of persons of foreign background, who have lived in Finland for over ten years is close to the employment rate of persons of Finnish background.

18 Dec 2015 Snow, Lapland and architecture interest foreigners in Finland

Over one-half of the museum visits at the Sami Museum Siida in Inari and at the Provincial Museum of Lapland in Rovaniemi were made by foreigners in 2014. These data derive from Statistics Finland's table package on cultural statistics.

7 Dec 2015 Statistics draw a picture of a changing Finland

How many children were born in Finland last year? And how many pensioners were there? The newly published Statistical Yearbook of Finland describes precisely Finnish society and its development.

3 Dec 2015 Release calendar for 2016 published

The release calendar data for 2016 are now available. Take a look at the calendar where you can find information on the statistics and publications that will be released next year.

27 Nov 2015 Pasi Henriksson appointed Director of Administration

Pasi Henriksson has been appointed Director of Administration at Statistics Finland for the five-year term starting on 1 December 2015.

6 Nov 2015 Statistics Finland and Finnish Customs improve the efficiency of international trade statistics production

Statistics Finland and Finnish Customs increase statistical cooperation between the institutions. The aim is to make it easier to exchange data and expertise between the institutions and make statistics production and data collections more efficient.

2 Nov 2015 Three out of four persons with foreign background have at least average level Finnish or Swedish language skills

Three out of four first generation immigrants with foreign background had at least average skills in Finnish or Swedish in 2014. These data derive from the new Survey on work and well-being among persons of foreign origin.

15 Oct 2015 Over one-half of those with foreign background moved to Finland for family reasons

Of persons with foreign background living in Finland in 2014, the reason for moving had been family reasons for over one-half. Close on one-fifth had come to Finland for work and one in ten for studies. Being a refugee or seeking asylum was the reason for one in ten persons. These are the first results from the Survey on work and well-being among persons of foreign origin.

14 Oct 2015 Riitta Pipatti elected to the steering group of the IPCC Inventories programme

Riitta Pipatti, Statistics Finland's Senior Adviser, has been elected a member of the Task Force Bureau on the Greenhouse Gas Inventories programme of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC.

13 Oct 2015 New version of PX-Web taken into use

The PX-Web database has been updated into a new version. Now, saved queries can also be made with calculations, table editing and charts.

6 Oct 2015 Updated table package on cultural statistics free of charge on the web

In 2014, there were 7.3 million cinema visits in Finland, and the most popular TV film had 765,000 viewers. The price of the most expensive Finnish painting sold at an auction was EUR 120,000. These are just some of the data that can be found in Statistics Finland's Cultural Statistics table service.

1 Oct 2015 Eino H. Laurila national income medal awarded to Helvi Kinnunen, Ilmo Mäenpää and Olli Savela

The Eino H. Laurila national income medal for the year 2015 has been awarded to Helvi Kinnunen, Ilmo Mäenpää and Olli Savela. The medals are granted in recognition of their active work in promoting the use of national accounts and knowledge about them.

29 Sep 2015 Exhibition of the history of statistics

The "Portrait of a nation – 150 years of statistics on Finland" exhibition showcases the evolution of Finnish statistical production and, for example, the beginnings of national income and census calculation. In addition, the exhibition offers a chance to meet the average Finn from 1900, 1956 and 2014. The exhibition produced in cooperation with the Bank of Finland is open at the Bank of Finland Museum from 29 September 2015 to 30 April 2016.

23 Sep 2015 Appointment at Statistics Finland: Hannele Orjala appointed Director of Information Services

Hannele Orjala has been appointed Director of Information Services at Statistics Finland for the five-year term starting on 1 November 2015.

3 Sep 2015 Jussi Heino appointed Director of the Data Collection Department

Jussi Heino has been appointed Director of the Data Collection Department for the five-year term starting on 1 October 2015.

6 Aug 2015 Statistical release is delayed

Due to technical problems, the statistical release scheduled for today is delayed. The data are available in StatFin database.

6 Jul 2015 Appointments at Statistics Finland

Statistics Finland has appointed a Deputy Director General, a Director of IT Management, and Directors of the Population and Social Statistics, Business Statistics, and Economic and Environmental Statistics Departments.

25 Jun 2015 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.

18 Jun 2015 New statistical service for road traffic accident data

A new free statistical service for road traffic accident data has been opened. The database service offers users new ways to examine road traffic accident data by means of charts and table selections, for example.

10 Jun 2015 Number of libraries has halved in 35 years

There were 790 public libraries in Finland in 2014, while in 1980 there were still more than 1,600. Even though the number of libraries has decreased, library collections have grown. Last year, libraries contained good 33 million books.

4 Jun 2015 Pocket-size information about Finland

Statistics Finland's newly published Finland in Figures is a compact information package in pocket size about Finland and its people. The booklet also contains international comparison data.

27 May 2015 Table service on mass media statistics free of charge on the web

Forty-four per cent of Finnish households watch TV on computers, 13 per cent on smart phones and 17 per cent on tablets. Finns have a total of 3.9 million television sets. These are just some of the data that can be found in Statistics Finland's recently published free mass media table service.

20 May 2015 Have a look at our renewed StatFin database

Statistics Finland's free StatFin database has been renewed. The PX-Web software functioning as the platform for the database has been updated to an entirely new version. This enables utilisation of tables through API or the interface.

12 May 2015 The statistics on building and dwelling production: estimated data will be published on 19 May 2015

The production interruption of the statistics on building and dwelling production continues for the time being. Statistics Finland will, however, publish estimated data on building and dwelling production on 19 May 2015.
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30 Apr 2015 Seventy per cent of MPs have tertiary level qualifications

Nearly 70 per cent of the elected MPs have tertiary level qualifications. Just 3.5 per cent of the MPs have only basic level education.
Background analysis of candidates and elected MPs in the Parliamentary elections 2015

21 Apr 2015 Results of the Parliamentary elections as maps and figures

Statistics Finland's free election map service provides data illustrated by maps and charts on the Parliamentary elections. The service can be used to view such as voting turnout and support for the parties, as well as the share of votes for the elected candidates on various regional levels.
Parliamentary election 2015 election map service

10 Apr 2015 Candidates in the Parliamentary elections more highly educated than before

Nearly one-half of the candidates in the Parliamentary elections have tertiary level qualifications, while only around 20 per cent of persons entitled to vote do. The background analysis of candidates in the Parliamentary elections also examines the candidates' age, employment, family status and income level.
Background analysis of candidates in the Parliamentary elections 2015

31 Mar 2015 Statistics Finland will terminate 19 employment relationships

After the co-operation negotiations that ended in February, Statistics Finland announced that it was preparing to give notice to at most 21 employees on financial and production grounds. Now, the number of persons to be dismissed has been confirmed to be seven, and the employment of 12 persons will end as a result of other arrangements.

25 Mar 2015 Publication interruption of the statistics on building and dwelling production continues

The publication interruption of the statistics on building and dwelling production that began in January continues for the time being. Statistics Finland has been unable to restart the publication of data yet because the Population Register Centre has not been able to deliver sufficiently extensive building register data to Statistics Finland used as the data source of the statistics.

23 Mar 2015 Number of veteran vehicles has nearly doubled in ten years

According to the cultural heritage statistics compiled by Statistics Finland, there were as many as over 41,000 vehicles registered as veteran vehicles in Finland at the end of 2014 while ten years earlier they amounted to good 20,000.

19 Mar 2015 Forty per cent of Members of Parliament are women in the Nordic countries

According to the Nordic Gender Equality in Figures publication, around 40 per cent of Members of Parliament are women in the Nordic countries, while the average for the EU countries is 23 per cent. In Sweden, the share of female Members of Parliament is the highest, 45 per cent. In Finland, 42.5 per cent of the Members of Parliament are women.

10 Mar 2015 European auditors give Statistics Finland's statistics a good grade

European experts' Peer Review Report found the statistics production of Statistics Finland, which will have its 150th anniversary this year, to be of high quality and reliable. The impartiality of statistics producers and people's trust in statistics are regarded as particular strengths for Finland.

18 Feb 2015 Statistics Finland will start using J-Demetra+ for seasonal adjustments

Statistics Finland will start using the new J-Demetra+ programme for seasonal adjustments. Statistics Finland runs seasonal adjustments on quarterly national accounts, the trend indicator of output, the labour cost index, the labour force survey, the volume index of industrial output, and monthly trend indicators.

17 Feb 2015 Press conference on economic development in 2014

Statistics Finland will release preliminary national accounts data on economic development in 2014 at a press conference on 3 March 2015 at 9 am.

16 Feb 2015 Statistics Finland's co-operation negotiations have ended

Statistics Finland's co-operation negotiations have ended. As a result of these negotiations, Statistics Finland considers at most the dismissal of 21 employees. At the start of the negotiations, the need for redundancies was estimated to be 45 persons.

5 Feb 2015 Production of the statistics on building and dwelling production suspended

Statistics Finland will suspend the production of data for the statistics on building and dwelling production for the time being. The data is unable to be produced and released because the Population Register Centre cannot deliver the building register data used as the data source of the statistics. The statistics will be produced again when the quality of the released data can be ensured.