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Appendix table 3. Number of buildings by heating fuel 1970-2010

Fuel Year
  1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Buildings total 837 948 934 845 1 162 410 1 299 490 1 446 096
District- /localheat .. 48 538 105 608 130 946 164 721
Oil, gas 320 171 347 498 306 750 320 934 322 279
Coal, coke 24 328 11 794 8 753 7 986 6 983
Electricity 41 872 178 707 357 743 455 752 554 368
Wood, peat 429 467 327 230 321 342 292 763 277 553
Other, unknown 22 111 20 578 62 214 91 243 120 192
% 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0
District- /localheat .. 5,2 9,1 10,1 11,4
Oil, gas 38,2 37,2 26,4 24,7 22,3
Coal, coke 2,9 1,3 0,8 0,6 0,5
Electricity 5,0 19,1 30,8 35,1 38,3
Wood, peat 51,3 35,0 27,6 22,5 19,2
Other, unknown 2,6 2,2 5,4 7,0 8,3

Source: Buildings and Free-time Residences, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Marja Hermiö (09) 1734 3211, Arja Tiihonen (09) 1734 3272, Elina Aspblad-Huohvanainen (09) 1734 3232, asuminen@stat.fi

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Updated 26.5.2011

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Buildings and free-time residences [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-6796. 2010, Appendix table 3. Number of buildings by heating fuel 1970-2010 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2010/rakke_2010_2011-05-26_tau_003_en.html