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The inquiry on the volume index of industrial output monthly asks about the volume and value data of industrial production from enterprises or establishments. Measured by the number of employees, data are collected from the most important enterprises in their industries or their establishments. The inquiry comprises approximately 360 enterprises.
Respond to the inquiry
Please answer by 15.5.2025!
The statistics are needed by the Statistical Office of the European Union, public administration, research institutions, and industrial organisations. The data are used to calculate the monthly volume index of industrial output, which describes the development of industrial output. The inquiry data are important when assessing the picture of the economic situation on a national level.
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) tevol is also needed in this inquiry.
Volume index describes value added at constant prices. The target of the volume index is also to take into consideration possible changes in the quality of products. The value of output is a primary way of describing the volume of output. The measurement unit for value data is euro. The volume of output is another variable used for describing output. The quantities are reported by commodity. Depending on the commodity, the measurement unit can be kilogramme, litre or item.
Letters sent to respondents
We have sent the respondents a letter when the inquiry started. Have a look at the letter!
The data are reported as industry-specific index figures in the statistics published.
The data are needed by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, public administration, research institutes, various industrial organisations, the media and individual citizens. The data are used for the preparation of economic cycle and monetary policies, evaluation of industry-specific development and money markets.
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.
Future due dates
This inquiry is repeated at regular intervals.
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Data protection, rights and obligations
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.
How can I submit a request for exemption?
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.
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.
Postal address: Statistics Finland, Registrar’s Office, FI-00022 STATISTICS FINLAND
