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The concepts described on these pages are words and expressions used in statistics with a specific, limited meaning. In everyday speech the word may have a different meaning. In connection with each definition you can find information about which sets of statistics use the concept.
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The wages and salaries sum refers to the sum total of the gross wages and salaries paid to employees without incentive stock options.
The wages and salaries sum is calculated for the entire accounting period, and in addition to wages and salaries, it includes fringe benefits as set out in the Prepayment and Withholding Tax Act. Wages and salaries also include the salaries paid by entrepreneurs to themselves. Options are not included in wages and salaries.
Total wages and salaries and indirect employee costs entered in the profit and loss account are presented in the financial statements. More detailed information about personnel expenses in financial statement data can be found here: https://stat.fi/meta/kas/henkkul_en.html.
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