Purposes of the use of the Internet in spring 2006, per cent of Internet users

Purpose of use	%
Sending or receiving e-mails	87
Finding information about goods or services	87
Internet banking	81
Browsing travel and accommodation websites	68
Reading online magazines	60
Seeking health-related information	56
Obtaining information from public authorities' web sites	52
Listening to music online or downloading music on PC or other device	42
Downloading programmes to the PC	35
Looking for a job or sending a job application	34
Instant messaging	34
Studying at school, university or other institution	31
Chatting or writing on discussion boards	28
Playing games online	27
Listening to web radios or watching web television	26
Reading weblogs	20
Selling goods or services e.g. via auctions	16
Internet phone calls	15
Downloading games to the PC	9
Videoconference	7
Post educational courses	5
Educational activities aimed at improving employment opportunities	5

Last updated 11.12.2006

Referencing instructions:

Statistics: Use of information and communications technology by individuals [e-publication].
ISSN=2341-8710. 2006, Purposes of the use of the Internet in spring 2006, per cent of Internet users . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.10.2025].
Access method: http://stat.fi/til/sutivi/2006/sutivi_2006_2006-12-11_tau_001_en.html