History of statistics in Finland
The origins of a statistical organisation in Finland date back
to the mid-18th century when Finland was under Swedish rule and the
Tabellverket(Tables Office) was set up in Sweden for the
purpose of keeping population statistics. This marked the beginning
of the world's longest, continuous population statistics. An
independent Statistical Office of Finland was founded on 4 October
1865, while Finland was an autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian
Empire. When Finland gained independence in 1917, the work of the
Statistical Office continued uninterrupted.
- 1500-1700 State descriptions for
rulers on conditions in different countries, the origin of
statistics
- 1748 Tabellverket (Tables Office) is
established in Sweden
- 1749 The first Finnish population statistics
are compiled
- 1865 The Statistical Office of Finland is
founded on 4 October
- 1870 The Population Census is drawn in four
largest towns
- 1879 The first Statistical Yearbook of Finland
is published
- 1908-09The first Consumption Expenditure
Survey is conducted in Finland
- 1921 The Cost-of-Living Index is calculated
for the first time
- 1934 The first Population Projection is
made
- 1948 Calculation of gross national income
begins in Finland
- 1950 The Population Census is drawn in the
whole country for the first time
- 1953 The first Census of Business Enterprises
is made (origin of the Business Register)
- 1971 The Statistical Office of Finland is
renamed Statistics Finland
- 1975 The Interviewer Organisation is
established
- 1990 Finland becomes the second country in the
world to draw a register-based Population Census
- 1995 European Union membership increases the
international element in Finnish statistics
- 1995 Statistics Finland becomes the first
statistical organisation in Europe to launch its online service on
the Internet
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