National accounts

National Accounts describe Finland's national economy in a comprehensive way. One of the most important indicators of national accounts is gross domestic product (GDP) that describes economic development. Its change is also referred to as the economic growth rate or percentage. National accounts describe economic activity exhaustively in the economic territory of Finland.

National accounts are divided into three entities: annual national accounts, quarterly national accounts and quarterly sector accounts. The statistics contain data about:

• The production of sectors and industries
• Consumption
• Investments and inventories
• Income and expenditure
• Imports and exports.

Data are compiled from dozens of sources and published eight times a year.