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Published: 28 March 2008

Cubic volume covered by granted building permits went up in January

In January 2008, building permits were granted for a total of 3.5 million cubic metres, which is one-fifth more than twelve months earlier. The cubic volume of industrial and warehouse buildings doubled from the previous year. Much of the growth came from large warehouse building projects. Measured in cubic metres, the volume of commercial and office buildings decreased by one-third from last year's January.

In January 2008, building permits were granted for nearly 1,500 new dwellings, which is 10 per cent more than a year ago.

Granted building permits, January 2008

	January 1,000 m3	Change % 1/2007 - 1/2008
All buildings	3,466	19
- residential buildings	634	6
- free-time residential buildings	69	3
- commercial and office buildings	572	-32
- public service buildings	238	104
- industrial and warehouse buildings	1,648	104
- agricultural buildings	174	-54
- other buildings	131	19
Dwellings, number	1,471	10

These data derive from the preliminary data of Statistics Finland's statistics on building permits, which are based on notifications of municipal building supervision authorities about building projects subject to building permits.

Source: Granted building permits, 2008, January. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Mr Kristian Taskinen +358 9 1734 2238, rakennus.suhdanne@stat.fi

Director in charge: Ms Hannele Orjala

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Last updated 28.3.2008