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Appendix table 3. Number of buildings by heating fuel 1970-2014

Fuel Year
  1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2014
Buildings total 837 948 934 845 1 162 410 1 299 490 1 446 096 1 497 534
District- /localheat .. 48 538 105 608 130 946 164 721 177 922
Oil, gas 320 171 347 498 306 750 320 934 322 279 317 780
Coal, coke 24 328 11 794 8 753 7 986 6 983 6 776
Electricity 41 872 178 707 357 743 455 752 554 368 576 572
Wood, peat 429 467 327 230 321 342 292 763 277 553 278 624
Ground heat .. .. .. 3 397 21 667 41 048
Other, unknown 22 111 20 578 62 214 87 486 98 525 98 812
% 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0
District- /localheat .. 5,2 9,1 10,1 11,4 11.9
Oil, gas 38,2 37,2 26,4 24,7 22,3 21.2
Coal, coke 2,9 1,3 0,8 0,6 0,5 0.5
Electricity 5,0 19,1 30,8 35,1 38,3 38.5
Wood, peat 51,3 35,0 27,6 22,5 19,2 18.6
Ground heat .. .. .. 0,3 1,5 2.7
Other, unknown 2,6 2,2 5,4 6,7 6,8 6.6

Source: Buildings and Free-time Residences, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Topias Pyykkönen 029 551 2628, Marja Hermiö 029 551 3211, Arja Tiihonen 029 551 3272, asuminen@stat.fi

Director in charge: Harala Riitta


Updated 26.5.2015

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Buildings and free-time residences [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-6796. 2014, Appendix table 3. Number of buildings by heating fuel 1970-2014 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2014/rakke_2014_2015-05-28_tau_003_en.html