This page contains questions and answers related to statistics and information search. Frequently asked questions related to data collections can be found in the Surveys and data collections section.
Frequently asked questions
General information
Statistical data are published on the stat.fi web pages. The page Statistical data contains 14 topics describing society. When you click on a topic, you can see the statistics related to that topic.
Each set of statistics has its own home page where you can easily access
- The database tables of the statistics, from which you can select the figures yourself
- Releases and other publications, in which experts highlight the development of the phenomenon and their observations on new data
- The documentation of the statistics, that is, a description of the production of the statistics
- Older data of the statistics published before the website renewal
The most detailed data, for example, data by municipality, are published in the database tables. Statistics Finland’s most extensive open statistical database is called StatFin.
Population
The population by municipality can be found in the StatFin database, where the figure is also available by region and hospital district, for example.
- Population by age at the end of the year: Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area
- Monthly preliminary data on population by municipality: Preliminary population structure by area
- Key figures on the population in the municipality at the end of the year (for example, change in the population, number and share of working-age people, number and share of persons with foreign background): Key figures on population by region
The population by municipality can be found in the StatFin database, where the figure is also available by region and hospital district, for example.
- Population by age at the end of the year: Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area
- Monthly preliminary data on population by municipality:
Preliminary population structure by area - Key figures on the population in the municipality at the end of the year (for example, change in the population, number and share of working-age people, number and share of persons with foreign background): Key figures on population by region
Key population data can be found in the Population and Society section of the Finland in Figures service. More detailed data on Finland's population are available in the statistics on population structure and its database tables.
The Finland in Figures service contains the table Population by citizenship. The database tables of the statistics on population structure contain more data on language groups, foreign citizens and population by country of birth, nationality and native language.
Belonging to religious communities is included in the statistics on population structure. It should be noted that in Finland only persons belonging to religious communities are included in statistics and not all persons practising a religion belong to religious communities.
The Digital and Population Data Services Agency publishes information on the numbers of first and last names in Finland. In addition to the name service, information on first and last names can be found in Excel tables in the avoindata.fi service.
The statistics on causes of death contain data on the causes of death of Finns. More detailed data on causes of death can be found in the database tables.
The closest relative (in a direct line) or a similar close person may obtain a copy of the death certificate. The death certificates from 1936 to 1965 are located in the National Archive. More recent death certificates are archived at Statistics Finland. Instructions for requesting a copy of the certificate can be found on the page of the archive of death certificates.
Prices and consumption
The Cost-of-living Index point figures needed for checking rents can be found in the table of the Consumer Price Index ”Cost-of-living index 1951:10=100”. The most recent point figure is also updated on the day of the release in the key figures published on Statistics Finland’s front page.
Instructions (in Finnish) on calculating the rent increase can be found on the page Vuokran tarkistaminen elinkustannusindeksillä.
Finnish markka of the years 1860 to 2001 and euro from 2002 onwards can be converted to today's money by means of the value of money converter.
Price data on food have previously been published in the Consumer Price Index tables, but these data are no longer published. Data can be calculated as a chargeable assignment.
The sales prices of dwellings are released monthly in the statistics on prices of dwellings in housing companies. The most detailed data by municipality and type of building, for example, can be found in the database tables.
- Home page of the statistics on prices of dwellings in housing companies
- Database tables of the statistics on prices of dwellings in housing companies
Data on prices of single-family houses can be found in the statistics on real estate prices.
The statistics on rents of dwellings are released quarterly. The statistics contain the rents of government-subsidised and non-subsidised dwellings by area and number of rooms. The annual statistics also contain data by year of construction. The most detailed data can be found in the database tables.
National economy
Information about gross domestic product can be found in the Finland in Figures service under National Accounts. More detailed statistical data concerning GDP can be found in the database tables of Annual national accounts.
Data on exports and imports of goods between Finland and other countries can be found in the statistics on international trade in good compiled by Finnish Customs. Detailed data on international trade can be found in Finnish Customs' Uljas database.
Enterprises
You can search for a certain category by search word or code and selecting from the provided suggestions. After searching you can filter the results by name, code and description of category and search word.
The numbers of enterprises on the main category level of the industrial classification can be found in the section Enterprises in the Finland in Figures service.
Data on the number of enterprises at more detailed levels of the industrial classification can be found in the database tables of structural business and financial statement statistics.
The enterprise unit describes economic entities instead of administrative structures. One or several enterprise units can be formed from the group’s legal units (Business ID). Read more about the implementation of the enterprise unit in statistics production.
Work, wages and livelihood
The share of workplaces in primary production, secondary production and services can be found by region in the Municipal key figures database.
The most recent data on country level can be calculated from the numbers of employed persons by industry in the Labour Force Survey (agriculture and forestry = groups A and B, industry and construction = groups C–F and services and administration = groups G–U).
The average monthly pay can be derived from the database table 11zu -- Average monthly earnings by sector and gender, 2000Q1– (quarterly information) or the database table 122k -- Average monthly earnings by sector and gender, 2000– (annual information).
- Home page of the index of wage and salary earnings
- Database tables of the index of wage and salary earnings
Average pay by occupation can be found in the structure of earnings statistics. The most detailed data can be found in the database tables of the structure of earnings statistics.
More detailed information about wages and salaries by occupational title is available in the database tables by employer sector.
Data on employment by occupational group can be found in the employment
statistics. The number of employed persons in different occupations can
be obtained from database table 115q -- Employed persons by occupational group (Classification of Occupations 2010, levels 1 to 5), occupational status, sex and year, 2010-.
Other questions
Statistics Finland sends a letter or an email in advance to the persons selected for the survey. It contains information on what data will be collected, how they are collected and for what the data will be used. All surveys carried out by Statistics Finland are listed on the data collection pages. Statistics Finland never asks for your personal details or other information by email.
Among those who have answered its voluntary data collections, Statistics Finland yearly draws prizes, such as vouchers. The data protection description of the draws (in Finnish and in Swedish) can be found on Statistics Finland’s web pages. Winning a prize never requires making any payments or giving payment details.
Statistics Finland publishes data on the number of free-time residences in the statistics on buildings and free-time residences. Data on free-time residences are available by year of construction, floor area, the owner's age and municipality of residence. The most detailed data can be found in the database tables.
The numbers of pets are recorded in the Household Budget Survey up until 2016:
- Almost every third household had a pet in 2016 (20 April 2020)
You can ask Finnish Kennel Club and Suomen Kissaliitto about the number of pets nationwide. The Finnish Food Authority can provide information on how many dogs have been registered in the Dog registry.
Information on consumption on pets and supplies and services related to them can be found in the national accounts. You can enter ‘pet’, for example, as a search word for consumption category. The unit used in the table is EUR million.
Information on enterprises in the pet industry can be found in the structural business and financial statement statistics.
Here are examples from the Standard Industrial Classification 2008