The inquiry on new orders in manufacturing gathers data on the value of new orders received during the month for those commodities and services that are meant to be produced by establishments located in Finland. Data are collected monthly from around 360 enterprises in the industrial sector.
The index calculated based on the data collected in the inquiry on new orders in manufacturing gives new information about the development of new orders and future development of output and turnover. Public administration, business life and research institutes can use the data to evaluate the progress of the economy.
Log in to the form with the Start responding button either via Suomi.fi identification or with the user ID and password sent by Statistics Finland. For further information, see the Identification section.
If your enterprise has received an email from us, you can follow the instructions there. It is also possible to answer using a mobile phone or tablet. You can view the questions by means of the instructions for responding available in the section Concepts. More detailed instructions for responding are given on the web form.
You can supplement and change the data you have reported on the form later.
Log in to the form via Suomi.fi identification or with the user ID and password sent by Statistics Finland.
The Suomi.fi identification as an organisation respondent requires that you have been given a mandate via your organisation to respond to the inquiry. The mandate is granted in the Suomi.fi service.
Please find Statistics Finland's instructions related to mandates and identification attached.
Because you respond on behalf of the organisation, you need a mandate for the Suomi.fi identification from your organisation. The name of the mandate required is Responding to data collections from enterprises and organisations. The mandate definer (i.e. specifier)
teut is also needed in this inquiry.
Further information on mandates on the Digital and Population Data Services Agency’s website
The aim of the inquiry on new orders in manufacturing is to find out the value of new orders received during the month for those commodities and services that are meant to be produced by establishments located in Finland. Industrial services, like repair, maintenance and installation are also included in new orders.
An order is considered to have been made when an agreement has been made with the customer on the basis of which the supplier undertakes to deliver the good or service agreed in the order to the customer.
All data are inquired specified as orders from Finland and orders related to exports. Enterprises are primarily asked for the value of new orders, but if this cannot be reported, you should report the stock of orders at the end of the month, the value of orders cancelled during the month and the value of deliveries during the month. Statistics Finland will calculate an estimate on new orders received during the month based on these data.
New order:
An agreement on the basis of which the supplier undertakes to deliver the good or service agreed in the order to the customer. New orders include production at establishments located only in Finland. Possible previously cancelled orders are not deducted from new orders.
The value of the order includes:
The value of orders does not include:
New domestic orders:
The orderer of the product or service is in Finland.
New export orders:
The orderer of the product or service is outside Finland.
We have sent the respondents a letter when the inquiry started. Have a look at the letter!
Organisations have an obligation to provide data. The obligation to provide data is based on the Statistics Act (280/2004).
The data are collected monthly.
The index calculated based on the data collected in the inquiry on new orders in manufacturing gives new information about the development of new orders and future development of output and turnover. Public administration, business life and research institutes can use the data to evaluate the progress of the economy.
The data from the data collection are used in the following statistics:
Statistics are beneficial for enterprises as well. Statistics can be used by enterprises to monitor, for example, the development of pay or trade in Finland. The more comprehensive the data we receive from enterprises, the better our statistics describe the activity of enterprises. Enterprises will then get better statistics as a basis for their decision-making.
To thank you for responding, there is a link on the end page to a compilation of business statistics where you can view statistical data by industry. Previous statistical releases can also be accessed on the end page and the latest statistical news on selected topics can be ordered to your email free of charge there.
All data collected for statistical purposes are confidential. When processing data, it is seen to that no person's privacy or business or professional secret are endangered. Every person employed by Statistics Finland has signed a pledge of secrecy.
If your enterprise has been selected as a respondent for a data collection, Statistics Finland will always contact you in advance by letter or email. This communication will explain what data will be collected and for what purpose the data will be used. In data collections that collect personal data, the grounds for processing are usually Article 6, Paragraph 1, point c of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, compliance with a legal obligation.
We process the data as confidential. The data are published as statistics and studies from which the answers of individual enterprises cannot be identified. Statistical data can be released for statistical surveys and scientific research.
Enterprises have an obligation to respond to Statistics Finland's data collections. The obligation to provide data is based on the Statistics Act (280/2004).
Exemption from the obligation can be sought based on Section 8 of the Statistics Act if responding causes unreasonable inconvenience. Unreasonable inconvenience refers to putting the respondent in an unequal position with regard to other data providers. Exemption can be sought only from individual surveys and Statistics Finland cannot grant a general exemption from all data collections. Exemption is granted for a fixed period and may be granted wholly or in part.
When we consider granting an exemption, we consider the respondents' possibilities to supply the requested data and the importance of the data in producing and utilising statistics. Unreasonable inconvenience caused to the data supplier refers to putting the data supplier
in an unequal position with regard to other data suppliers.
We cannot grant an exemption due to an enterprise's lack of resources or time or the difficulty caused by the provision of data or corresponding reasons.
If you are considering requesting exemption, please contact us first. The contact information can be found in the accompanying letter and on the homepage of the data collection.
You can seek exemption with a free-form written application or with the form Application for exemption from the obligation to provide data (PDF).
If necessary, download the free Adobe Reader software (adobe.com) for filling in the PDF file. Specify the data collections from which you apply for exemption in the application. You can add appendices to the application. Send the application to Statistics Finland’s Registrar’s Office.