Grid net for statistics 1 km x 1 km

Grid net for statistics 1 km x 1 km covers whole of Finland. The grid net includes all grid cells in Finland.

The location reference of a grid cell is the coordinates of the bottom left corner of each grid cell. An identifier in accordance with national conventions (consecutive numbering).

The dataset can be used directly in Paikkatietoikkuna or by means of interface addresses in geographic information software.

Service data

Data formate.g. ESRI Shapefile, GeoJSON
Data delivery methodDataset used in Paikkatietoikkuna, interface
Regional divisionstatistical grid cell
Next estimated updateMarch 2026
Terms of Use

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Interface service addresses

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Instructions for the interface use of geographic datasets

Auxiliary table for interpreting grid data

The statistics grid 1 km municipality key includes municipality codes for 2005 and from 2010 onwards yearly. The grid cell gets the code of the municipality that has the largest area in the grid cell. Location information is defined in the EUREF-FIN coordinate system.

Download the Statistics grid 1 km municipality key in XLSX format or in CSV format. You can open the XLSX file directly in a spreadsheet program. You can open the CSV file for example with a spreadsheet program. Then you can select text as the format for column data and the zeros in front of the municipality codes remain in place.

Auxiliary table description

nro
Identification code for statistics grid cell, national consecutive numbering

grid_inspire
Identification code for statistics grid cell, grid cell code according to the INSPIRE specification

euref_x
X coordinate in the left bottom corner of the grid cell

euref_y
Y coordinate in the left bottom corner of the grid cell

kun2005...
Municipality code in text format

kunnro2005...
Municipality code numerically

Contact information

Also view the following

Grid net for statistics 5 km x 5 km

Geographic data

Most detailed area level: Statistical grid cell

Grid net for statistics 5 km x 5 km covers whole of Finland. The grid net includes all grid cells in Finland.

Population grid data 1 km x 1 km

Geographic data

Most detailed area level: Statistical grid cell

Number of population by 1 km x 1 km grid cells.

Grid Database

Geographic data

Most detailed area level: Statistical grid cell

Subject to charge

The Grid Database provides key data on the population by statistical grid in geographic data format. The data describe, for example, the age, income and employment of inhabitants.