Digitalisation
Finland in Figures is an information package about Finland and Finns.
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- Use of information and communications technology by individuals
- Use of information technology in enterprises
- E-commerce of enterprises
- Innovation activity of enterprises
- Fixed and mobile network subscriptions per inhabitant
Use of information and communications technology by individuals
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of population aged 16 to 89 | |||||
| Has used the Internet 1) | 92 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 |
| Smartphone in own use | 87 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 90 |
| Has made Internet calls or video calls 1) | 72 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 72 |
| Has used instant messaging with a smartphone or other device 1) | 76 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 77 |
| Has listened or downloaded music 1) | 68 | 69 | 71 | . . | 72 |
| Has watched films, series or sports programs on streaming services 1) | 49 | 53 | 60 | 58 | 60 |
| Has used social networking service 2) daily or almost daily | 59 | 58 | 59 | 3) 62 | 59 |
| Made online purchases 1) | 54 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
1) In the past 3 months
2) E.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram
3) The question was changed in 2023, the results cannot be directly compared with the years 2020–2022
Source: Statistics Finland, use of information and communications technology by individuals
Use of information and communications technology by individuals (xlsx)
Updated: 11.12.2024
Use of information technology in enterprises
Excl. enterprises with under 10 employees
Source: Statistics Finland, use of information technology in enterprises
Use of information technology in enterprises (xlsx)
Updated: 17.12.2024
E-commerce of enterprises
Excl. enterprises with under 10 employees
| Year | E-commerce sales | EDI sales 1) | E-commerce, total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € billion | % 2) | € billion | % 2) | € billion | % 2) | |
| 2010 | 17 | 6,4 | 36 | 13,2 | 53 | 19,6 |
| 2011 | 19 | 6,7 | 34 | 11,7 | 53 | 18,5 |
| 2012 | 12 | 3,8 | 38 | 12,3 | 50 | 16,1 |
| 2013 | 15 | 5,0 | 44 | 14,3 | 59 | 19,2 |
| 2014 | 15 | 4,6 | 52 | 16,4 | 67 | 21,0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 5,8 | 47 | 16,0 | 64 | 21,8 |
| 2016 | 18 | 6,2 | 42 | 14,4 | 60 | 20,6 |
| 2017 | 19 | 6,0 | 47 | 14,7 | 66 | 20,7 |
| 2018 | 23 | 6,6 | 56 | 16,2 | 79 | 22,8 |
| 2019 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| 2020 | 23 | 6,8 | 51 | 15,2 | 74 | 22,0 |
| 2021 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| 2022 | 27 | 6,5 | 75 | 18,4 | 102 | 24,9 |
1) EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), incl. automatic system generated demand driven orders and orders received directly into ERP system
2) % of turnover
Source: Statistics Finland, use of information technology in enterprises
E-commerce of enterprises (xlsx)
Updated: 4.12.2024
Innovation activity of enterprises, 2020–2022
Excl. enterprises with under 10 employees
Fixed and mobile network subscriptions per inhabitant
Source: Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Fixed and mobile network subscriptions per inhabitant (xlsx)
Updated: 4.12.2024
Main topic: Digitalisation
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