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Revised industrial classification TOL 2008 will be adopted in these statistics starting from data concerning 2008

General

A revised industrial classification, TOL 2008, is being introduced in Finnish statistics in 2009. General information about the introduction can be found on the pages dedicated to TOL 2008. More detailed information about TOL 2008, including its contents and classification principles is available on the Classifications pages of the Metadata section of the website.

The new classification will be adopted in these statistics starting from data concerning 2008. The industrial classification is utilised for background information in the forming of a sample from which data are collected to supplement Statistics Finland's own data. Data concerning 2008 classified by the old TOL 2002 classification will be kept available in the database from which services are available from these statistics.

Changes caused by the introduction of TOL 2008

The industrial classification is used in these statistics to classify enterprises by industry. The classification dating from 2002 (TOL 2002) has been used in the past in the classification of data concerning 2002-2008. A revised version of the classification (TOL 2008), based on the European Union's industrial classification NACE Rev. 2, was introduced as of the beginning of 2009. Data concerning 2008 are classified by both TOL 2002 and TOL 2008.

Application of TOL 2008 in these statistics

These statistics cover the main categories and the 5-digit classes of the industrial classification in which activity exists in the private sector. Detailed descriptions of the classes can be found on Statistics Finland's web pages under Classifications.

Publishing of retrospective data by the TOL 2008 classification

Data will not be updated retrospectively by TOL 2008 in these statistics.

Use of data compiled by TOL 2008 and TOL 2002

During the transition background data according to both TOL 2002 and TOL 2008 are used in these statistics.

The main categories of TOL 2002 and TOL 2008 correspond with each other as follows:

TOL 2008	TOL 2002
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	A Agriculture, hunting and forestry
	B Fishing
B Mining and quarrying	C Mining and quarrying
C Manufacturing	D Manufacturing
	- except that Publishing (221) moves to main category J and Recycling (37) to main category E
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	E Electricity, gas and water supply.
	- except that Collection, purification and distribution of water (41) moves to main category E
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	E Electricity, gas and water supply.
	- Collection, purification and distribution of water
	O Other community, social and personal service activities
	- Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities
	D Manufacturing
	- Recycling (37)
F Construction	F Construction
	K Real estate, renting and business activities
	- Development and selling of real estate (7011)
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods
	- except that Repair of personal and households goods (527) moves to main category S
H Transportation and storage	I Transport, storage and communication
	- except that Telecommunications (642) moves to main category J and Activities of travel agencies and tour operators; tourist assistance activities n.e.c. moves to main category N
J Information and communication	D Manufacturing
	- Publishing (221)
	I Transport, storage and communication
	- Telecommunications (642)
	K Real estate, renting and business activities
	- Computer and related activities (72)
	O Other community, social and personal service activities
	- Motion picture and video activities (921); Radio and television activities (922) and News agency activities (924)
K Financial and insurance activities	J Financial intermediation
L Real estate activities	K Real estate, renting and business activities
	- Real estate activities (70) except for development and management of real estate
M Professional, scientific and technical activities	K Real estate, renting and business activities
	- Research and development (73), of Other business activities (74), Legal, accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities, business and management consultancy; Architectural and engineering activity and related technical consultancy; Photographic activities, etc.
	N Health and social work
	- Veterinary activities (852)
N Administrative and support service activities	K Real estate, renting and business activities
	- of Real estate activities, Management of real estate, Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods (71) and of Other business activities (74) Labour recruitment and provision of personnel; Investigation and security activities, Industrial cleaning, etc.
	I Transport, storage and communication
	- Activities of travel agencies and tour operators; tourist assistance activities n.e.c. (633)
	F Construction
	- Landscaping activities
	O Other community, social and personal service activities
	- Maintenance of outdoor areas
O Public administration and defence, compulsory social security	L Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
P Education	M Education
Q Human health and social work activities	N Health and social work
	- except for Veterinary activities (852)
R Arts, entertainment and recreation	O Other community, social and personal service activities
	- Other entertainment activities (part of 923); Library, archives, museums and other cultural activities (925); Sporting activities (926); Gambling and betting activities (part of 927)
S Other service activities	O Other community, social and personal service activities
	- Activities of membership organisations n.e.c.; Other service activities (930)
	D Manufacturing
	- incl. repair of furniture from class (361)
	G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods
	- Repair of personal and household goods (527)
	K Real estate, renting and business activities
	- Repair of computers

Data by more detailed levels of the old and new classifications can best be used together with the classification conversion key. Some of the old 5-digit level classes convert direct to new 5-digit level classes. The key shows the degree of correspondence. The key between TOL 2002 and TOL 2008 also shows the so-called star categories, i.e. the categories to which the majority of units in an old category move when it is split between several new categories. There are 285 of these star categories. The conversion key between TOL 2008 and TOL 2002 shows which old classes the new classes are comprised of.

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Last updated 6.4.2009