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Number of persons working in cultural occupations contracted in 2023

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According to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey, the number of persons working in cultural occupations decreased in 2023 from the previous year. In 2023, the number of those working in cultural occupations as their main job was around 130,600, which is 5,500 persons or four per cent lower than in 2022. The number of persons working in cultural industries as their main job remained on level with the previous year, being 110,500.


The graph shows the development of the amount of employd persons in cultural occupations and -industries from the year 2013 to 2023. The amount of persons employed in cultural occupations was around 130 600 in 2023 and in cultural industries around 110 500.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Culture [online publication].
Reference period: 31.12.2023. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 19.12.2024].
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