Digitalisation
Finland in Figures is an information package about Finland and Finns.
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- Use of information and communications technology by individuals
- E-commerce of enterprises
- Innovation activity of enterprises
- Fixed and mobile network subscriptions
- Prevalence of equipment and connections in households
Use of information and communications technology by individuals
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of population aged 16 to 89 | |||||
| Has used the Internet 1) | 89 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 93 |
| Smartphone in own use | 80 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 88 |
| Has made Internet calls or video calls 1) | 40 | 59 | 72 | 67 | 68 |
| Has used instant messaging with a smartphone or other device 1) | 69 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 77 |
| Has listened or downloaded music 1) | 65 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 71 |
| Has watched films, series or sports programs on streaming services 1) | 43 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 60 |
| Has used social networking service 2) daily or almost daily | 31 | 49 | 59 | 58 | 59 |
| Made online purchases 1) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 58 |
1) In the past three months
2) E.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram
Source: Statistics Finland, use of information and communications technology by individuals
Updated: 18.1.2023
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 |
1) Electronic data interchange between organizations (EDI)
2) % of turnover
Source: Statistics Finland, use of information technology in enterprises
Updated: 5.5.2022
Innovation activity of enterprises, 2018–2020
Fixed and mobile network subscriptions
Source: Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Updated: 30.11.2023
Prevalence of equipment and connections in households
The age of the household target person is between 15 and 74
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of households | ||||||
| Flat screen TV | 76 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Full HD TV | 41 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 62 |
| Smart TV | . . | 19 | 24 | 30 | 34 | . . |
| TV pay card | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| IPTV | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 |
| Home theatre | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
| Digital camera 1) | 67 | 63 | 60 | 56 | 50 | 47 |
| Camera copter | . . | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . |
| PC | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 91 |
| Laptop | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 81 |
| Tablet | 22 | 39 | 51 | 56 | 59 | 61 |
| Printer or scanner | 60 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 58 |
| Mobile broadband | 53 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 73 |
| Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) | 50 | 54 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 70 |
| Wearable smart device | . . | 5 | 13 | 18 | 22 | . . |
| Landline telephone (subscription) | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Smartphone | 60 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 90 |
| GPS tracking device in car | 31 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
1) Incl. digital video camera
Main topic: Digitalisation
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