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Building stock

Producer: Statistics Finland
Homepage: http:// www.stat.fi/til/rak/index_en.html
Main topic: Housing
Related topics: Construction
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Yes
European Statistical System (ESS): No

Description

The statistics on building stock are produced annually and describe the existing stock and number of buildings on the last day of the year. Free-time residences, on which separate statistics are produced, are not included in the building stock. Neither are light-structured shelters and kiosks, buildings used for agricultural production only, or separate sauna or utility buildings of the residential buildings included in the building stock. Statistics on the building stock can be produced by all regional divisions based on municipalities or co-ordinates, as well as by postal code area. Statistics Finland receives most its data on the building stock from the population information system of the Population Register Centre, into which municipal building inspection authorities report data concerning buildings that are subject to building permits. The statistics on building stock constitute total data.

Data content

Building stock can be described by intended use of buildings (residential building, commercial building, office building, etc.), year of construction, form of tenure (rented, owned, et.), floor area and construction material. Unit-specific data must not be disclosed by virtue of the Statistics Act.

Classifications used

The classifications used in the statistics on building stock include classification of buildings by intended use (residential, commercial, office, etc.), and various regional divisions based on municipalities. The statistics are compiled by all regional divisions based on municipalities, such as whole country, province, region, sub-regional unit and municipality. Data can also be produced by postal code area and by divisions based on map co-ordinates, such as municipal sub-regions.

Data collection methods and data sources

Statistics on building stock are mainly compiled from data obtainable from the Population Information System of the Population Register Centre.

Updating frequency

The statistics are produced annually. The data describe the situation on the last day of the year.

Time of completion or release

Basic data are ready in October and the publication comes out in December.

Time series

The data have been produced since 1987. Prior to this corresponding data were collected in population censuses in 1950, 1960, 1970, 1975,1980 and 1985.

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Contact information

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Last updated 19.05.2009