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Published: 23 January 2009

Cubic volume of granted building permits went up in November

In November 2008, building permits were granted for a total of 3.2 million cubic metres, which is 10 per cent more than one year ago. The increase is mostly due to a very large scale logistics centre project in the municipality of Orimattila. Without this project the decrease in the cubic volume of granted building permits would have continued also in November. The cubic volume covered by residential as well as commercial and office building permits decreased by roughly one-fourth from November 2007.

In January to November 2008, new building permits were granted for a total of 46 million cubic metres, which is 13 per cent less than in the year before. Cubic volumes went down in all building types apart from public service buildings. Building permits were granted for a good 25,000 new dwellings, which is nearly one-fifth less than in January to November 2007.

Granted building permits, November and January-November 2008

  November
1,000 m3
Change, %
11/2007 -
11/2008
January-November
1,000 m3
Change, %
1-11/2007 -
1-11//2008
All buildings 3,241 10 46,123 -13
- residential buildings 552 -26 11,090 -20
- free-time residential buildings 75 -3 1,348 -6
- commercial and office buildings 618 -29 8,864 -25
- public service buildings 70 -55 2,932 23
- industrial and warehouse buildings 1,360 89 14,454 -4
- agricultural buildings 385 90 4,283 -17
- other buildings 181 7 3,151 -13
Dwellings, number 1,364 -24 25,327 -18

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

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

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

Director in charge: Ms Hannele Orjala


Last updated 23.1.2009

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Building permits [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-4327. November 2008. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 22.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/rl/2008/11/rl_2008_11_2009-01-23_tie_001_en.html