Appendix table 3. Number of buildings by heating fuel 1970-2018
Fuel | Year | ||||||
1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2018 | |
Buildings total | 837 948 | 934 845 | 1 162 410 | 1 299 490 | 1 446 096 | 1 505 138 | 1 530 474 |
District- /localheat | .. | 48 538 | 105 608 | 130 946 | 164 721 | 180 749 | 196 366 |
Oil, gas | 320 171 | 347 498 | 306 750 | 320 934 | 322 279 | 316 688 | 305 761 |
Coal, coke | 24 328 | 11 794 | 8 753 | 7 986 | 6 983 | 6 789 | 6 590 |
Electricity | 41 872 | 178 707 | 357 743 | 455 752 | 554 368 | 578 568 | 589 726 |
Wood, peat | 429 467 | 327 230 | 321 342 | 292 763 | 277 553 | 278 661 | 274 070 |
Ground heat | .. | .. | .. | 3 397 | 21 667 | 46 014 | 61 275 |
Other, unknown 1) | 22 111 | 20 578 | 62 214 | 87 486 | 98 525 | 97 669 | 96 686 |
% | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 |
District- /localheat | .. | 5,2 | 9,1 | 10,1 | 11,4 | 12,0 | 12,8 |
Oil, gas | 38,2 | 37,2 | 26,4 | 24,7 | 22,3 | 21,0 | 20,0 |
Coal, coke | 2,9 | 1,3 | 0,8 | 0,6 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,4 |
Electricity | 5,0 | 19,1 | 30,8 | 35,1 | 38,3 | 38,4 | 38,5 |
Wood, peat | 51,3 | 35,0 | 27,6 | 22,5 | 19,2 | 18,5 | 17,9 |
Ground heat | .. | .. | .. | 0,3 | 1,5 | 3,1 | 4,0 |
Other, unknown 1) | 2,6 | 2,2 | 5,4 | 6,7 | 6,8 | 6,5 1) | 6,3 |
Source: Buildings and Free-time Residences, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Otto Kannisto 029 551 3044, Marja Hermiö 029 551 3211, info@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 21.5.2019
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Buildings and free-time residences [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-6796. 2018,
Appendix table 3. Number of buildings by heating fuel 1970-2018
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 8.11.2024].
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