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Appendix table 3. Number of buildings by heating fuel 1970-2016

Fuel	Year
	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2016
Buildings total	837 948	934 845	1 162 410	1 299 624	1 446 096	1 512 241
District- /localheat	..	48 538	105 608	130 946	164 721	183 776
Oil, gas	320 171	347 498	306 750	320 934	322 279	315 535
Coal, coke	24 328	11 794	8 753	7 986	6 983	6 722
Electricity	41 872	178 707	357 743	455 752	554 368	581 246
Wood, peat	429 467	327 230	321 342	292 763	277 553	278 479
Ground heat	..	..	..	3 397	21 667	50 939
Other, unknown 1)	22 111	20 578	62 214	87 846	98 525	95 544 1)
%	100,0	100,0	100,0	100,0	100,0	100,0
District- /localheat	..	5,2	9,1	10,1	11,4	12.2
Oil, gas	38,2	37,2	26,4	24,7	22,3	20.9
Coal, coke	2,9	1,3	0,8	0,6	0,5	0.4
Electricity	5,0	19,1	30,8	35,1	38,3	38.4
Wood, peat	51,3	35,0	27,6	22,5	19,2	18.4
Ground heat	..	..	..	0,3	1,5	3.4
Other, unknown 1)	2,6	2,2	5,4	6,7	6,8	6.3

1) Half of the buildings in the class 'Other, unknown' have no fixed heating installation.

Source: Buildings and Free-time Residences, Statistics Finland

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Updated 24.5.2017