About the site
The addresses of Statistics Finland's web service are tilastokeskus.fi and stat.fi.
Content of the service
The web service is available in Finnish, Swedish and English. The contents are limited in Swedish and English. The contents of the language versions may differ.
The front page contains links to the latest statistical data that are updated on weekdays at 8 am. The release times are given in advance in the release calendar. The front page also comprises topical news, updated key figures and shortcuts to Statistics Finland's key services.
The Statistical data section comprises statistics by topic.
The Metadata section contains classifications and definitions of the concepts used in the statistics. The section also includes information on statistical data protection and data protection descriptions.
The Data collections section provides information about data collections carried out by Statistics Finland and gives instructions to respondents.
The Products and services section includes information on Statistics Finland's service selection, such as research services, interview services and information service. The section also contains a wide array of statistical services, such as databases and indicator services.
The News section has the latest news and the news archive, information on coming events and social media channels, and information on topical themes. News notifications can be ordered to email.
The About us section presents Statistics Finland as an organisation and describes the agency's national and international cooperation network.
Web browsers and responsiveness
The web service works with the most common browser versions. The website is responsive and its content gets scaled according to the terminal device.
Cookies
We use cookies in Statistics Finland’s web service.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files saved on the device you use to access our web pages. Cookies can be used to carry out certain functions on the pages and remember the selections you have made. Cookies can also be used to collect data on how much each web content is used.
What do we use cookies for?
We use cookies to ensure the functioning of the website, monitor the quality of the pages, and present third party services or content.
Cookies that ensure the functioning of the website, or the essential cookies
The so-called essential cookies ensure that our web pages function technically correctly. We also set an essential cookie based on the cookie selection you have made. You cannot prevent setting these cookies with the cookie selection. The essential cookies are cookies set by Statistics Finland. We do not release them to outside parties.
Other cookies
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Services intended for quality development and their cookies
By means of the Askem service users can give feedback on the content of an individual website. This service is visible only to users who accept all cookies. Askem sets cookies to identify events coming from the same browser. Users cannot be identified from these cookies. Askem does not release any information. Read more about Askem cookies (askem.com).
Services intended for displaying services or contents and their cookies
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Accepting or rejecting cookies
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Attachment files
The attachment files in the web service are mostly in PDF and xlsx format (Excel). For reading PDF files you need a specific reader program, which can be downloaded free from the Adobe website.
RSS feeds
Part of the web service contents can be subscribed to as RSS feeds. The feeds are available in Finnish, Swedish and English. The contents of the language versions may differ.
- Publications: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/publications.rss
- Statistical releases by topic:
- Agriculture, forestry and fishery: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/agriculture-forestry-and-fishery.rss
- Culture, media and time use: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/culture-media-and-time-use.rss
- Digitalisation: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/digitalisation.rss
- Education and research: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/education-and-research.rss
- Energy: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/energy.rss
- Enterprises: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/enterprises.rss
- Environment and nature: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/environment-and-nature.rss
- Health and social protection: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/health-and-social-protection.rss
- Housing and construction: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/housing-and-construction.rss
- National economy: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/national-economy.rss
- Population and society: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/population-and-society.rss
- Prices and consumption: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/prices-and-consumption.rss
- Transport and tourism: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/transport-and-tourism.rss
- Work, wages and livelihood: https://stat.fi/api/rss/en/work-wages-and-livelihood.rss
Open data and interfaces
The interfaces offered by Statistics Finland to open data users can all be found on the Open data pages.
Accessibility
The state of accessibility of Statistics Finland's different web services has been described in the accessibility statement of each service.
- Accessibility statement for Statistics Finland’s web service
- Accessibility statement for Statistics Finland's PxWeb databases
- Accessibility statement for Statistics Finland's data collection forms
- Accessibility statement for the table service of Statistics Finland’s publications
- Accessibility statement for Statistics Finland's Otos publication archive
- Accessibility statement for Statistics Finland Finna
- Accessibility statement for the Taika research data catalogue
- Accessibility statement for Statistics Finland's licence service
Further information about the accessibility of Statistics Finland's web services is available by email at saavutettavuus@stat.fi.
Further information about accessibility can be found in Finnish and Swedish on the accessibility website maintained by the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland.
Data protection descriptions
Statistics Finland's data protection descriptions can be found in Finnish and Swedish on the Data protection descriptions page.
- Data protection descriptions of statistical data
- Data protection descriptions of research data
- Data protection descriptions of customer and stakeholder registers
Terms of Use
Unless otherwise separately stated in connection with the product, data or service concerned, Statistics Finland is the producer of the data and the owner of the copyright. Most of the data on our websites can be freely used provided that Statistics Finland is quoted as the source. However, the use of photographs and illustrative images elsewhere is not allowed. Read more about the Terms of Use.
Legal provision
The aim is to keep the contents of the web service correct and timely. We invest in the reliability of the web service, but there may be technical problems in the web service. Statistics Finland is not responsible for any costs or damages that may be caused by possible errors or technical problems.
Contact information and feedback
You can send feedback with the feedback form or by email at verkkotoimitus(at)stat.fi.