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Appendix table 4. Number of buildings by construction material 1960-2018

Type of building Construction material
               Total           %           Stone           %            Wood           % Other,unknown           %
Buildings total 1960 832 460 100,0 55 008 6,6 777 452 93,4 .. ..
1970 837 948 100,0 83 125 9,9 754 823 90,1 .. ..
1980 934 845 100,0 120 608 12,9 814 237 87,1 .. ..
1990 1 162 410 100,0 168 818 14,5 956 626 82,3 36 966 3,2
2000 1 299 624 100,0 194 725 15,0 1 040 189 80,0 64 710 5,0
2010 1 446 096 100,0 229 311 15,9 1 163 138 80,4 53 647 3,7
2015 1 505 138 100,0 243 463 16,2 1 212 662 80,6 49 013 3,3
2018 1 530 474 100,0 252 073 16,5 1 232 521 80,5 45 880 3,0
Residential buildings 1960 725 932 100,0 25 586 3,5 700 346 96,5 .. ..
1970 768 204 100,0 58 287 7,6 709 917 92,4 .. ..
1980 842 662 100,0 89 490 10,6 753 172 89,4 .. ..
1990 1 004 809 100,0 121 291 12,1 870 314 86,6 13 204 1,3
2000 1 120 714 100,0 138 357 12,3 935 928 83,5 46 429 4,1
2010 1 234 602 100,0 159 441 12,9 1 039 706 84,2 35 455 3,7
2015 1 283 291 100,0 168 021 13,1 1 083 163 84,4 32 107 2,5
2018 1 300 528 100,0 172 062 13,2 1 099 303 84,5 29 163 2,2
Other buildings 1960 106 528 100,0 29 422 27,6 77 106 72,4 .. ..
1970 69 744 100,0 24 838 35,6 44 906 64,4 .. ..
1980 92 183 100,0 31 118 33,8 61 065 66,2 .. ..
1990 150 249 100,0 47 394 31,5 82 661 55,0 20 194 13,4
2000 178 910 100,0 56 368 31,5 104 261 58,3 18 281 10,2
2010 211 494 100,0 69 870 33,0 123 432 58,4 18 182 8,6
2015 221 847 100,0 75 442 34,0 129 499 58,4 16 906 7,6
2018 229 946 100,0 80 011 34,8 133 218 57,9 16 717 7,3

Source: Buildings and Free-time Residences, Statistics Finland

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Updated 21.5.2019

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Buildings and free-time residences [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-6796. 2018, Appendix table 4. Number of buildings by construction material 1960-2018 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 8.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2018/rakke_2018_2019-05-21_tau_004_en.html