Statistics Finland

Working group proposes revision of the Statistics Act

2 March 2010
The working group on the rationalisation and decentralisation of the national statistical service proposes a revision of the Statistics Act and a review of the Act of Criteria for Charges Payable to the State. The working group identifies especially municipal statistics, and statistics on the environment and natural resources as areas needing further rationalisation within the national statistical service. Ministry of Finance press release>>>

Gross domestic product contracted by 7.8 per cent in 2009

1 March 2010
According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the volume of Finland's GDP contracted by 7.8 per cent in 2009. The fall was the largest reduction in output for an individual year since 1917 and 1918. >>>

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Women and men in Finland 2009

19 February 2010
What kinds of differences are there in employment relationships of women and men? Or in health? This up-to-date information package gives a concise overview on the life of women and men in Finland. >>>

Findicator supplemented by new indicators

9 February 2010
The Findicator service implemented by Statistics Finland and the Prime Minister's Office has been supplemented by new indicators. The service also gives access to data in even longer time series than before and to data in the StatFin database. Press release of Prime Minister's Office >>>

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