Time use

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)

The Time Use Survey is an interview survey which describes the time used for various activities and examines the daily and weekly rhythms of time use, as well as time spent together with others. The survey is carried out and the data are published around every ten years.

Detailed tables of the statistics are available in the StatFin database

You can find updated tables in the StatFin database. Extract the data you need into tables, view the data as charts or download the data for your use.Go to the database

Releases

Weekdays started later in the corona years 2020 to 2021

Time use 2020-2021, rhythms of time

review

More time spent in front of screens in 2021 than ever before

Time use 2020-2021, internet, social media & screen time

review

Cultural participation dropped during the pandemic in 2020 to 2021

Time use 2020-2021, changes in cultural participation

review

Future releases

Documentation

Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.

Go to documentation of the statistics

Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Time use [online publication].
ISSN=2954-1417. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 2.3.2026].
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Contact information

Service email
ajankaytto@stat.fi

Inquiries primarily

Juha Haaramo
Senior Statistician
029 551 3666

Other experts

Riitta Hanifi
Researcher
029 551 2946