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Price index of public expenditure

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)

The price index of public expenditure measures the price development in the expenditure of central government and local government (municipalities and joint municipal authorities). The data are collected from different sources and published quarterly.

Change

Starting from the release on 12 February 2026, the data of the statistics are released as database releases instead of releases.

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Figures

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Price index of public expenditure (2015=100) in local government finances by type of municipality in 2015Q1 to 2025Q4*

Year-on-year change in the price index of public expenditure (2015=100) in local government finances by type of municipality in 2015Q1 to 2025Q4*

Detailed tables of the statistics are available in the StatFin database

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Releases

Price index of basic municipal services rise in the third quarter of 2025

Price index of public expenditure 2025, 3rd quarter

release

Future releases

Documentation

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

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Price index of public expenditure [online publication].
ISSN=2954-1514. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 27.2.2026].
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Contact information

Inquiries primarily

Pentti Wanhatalo
Senior Statistician
029 551 2685

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