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Current account in surplus in February, net capital outflow from Finland to a...
11 Apr 2021 at 10:00pm
The current account was in surplus in February. The value of exports of goods in balance of payments terms increased by 7 per cent from twelve months back. Net capital outflow from Finland to abroad. The data appear from Statistics Finland's statistics on balance of payments and international investment position.
Industrial output grew in February both from the previous month and from one ...
8 Apr 2021 at 10:00pm
Seasonally adjusted industrial output (TOL BCD) grew by 3.4 per cent in February from the month before. According to Statistics Finland, industrial output adjusted for working days was 5.5 per cent higher in February 2021 than in February 2020.
New orders in manufacturing grew by 18.9 per cent year-on-year in February
8 Apr 2021 at 10:00pm
According to Statistics Finland, the value of new orders in manufacturing was 18.9 per cent higher in February 2021 than twelve months earlier. During January to February, orders increased by 5.4 per cent year-on-year.
Corona crisis dropped the demand for accommodation services to the level of t...
7 Apr 2021 at 10:00pm
Due to the corona crisis, overnight stays at Finnish accommodation establishments decreased to the level of 1995. The number of overnight stays by resident tourists in 2020 decreased by 25 per cent and that of overnight stays by non-resident tourists by as much as 68 per cent from the previous year. In 2020, a total of 14.3 million overnight stays were recorded at Finnish accommodation establishments.
In March 2021 the number of new passenger cars registered was 10,428
7 Apr 2021 at 10:00pm
In March 2021 a total of 18,215 new motor vehicles were registered, of which 12,244 were automobiles. First registrations increased by 14.8 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In March the number of new passenger cars registered was 10,428, which was 13.3 per cent up from the year before. The share of new electric passenger cars was 7.6 per cent and plug-in hybrid electric cars 21.1 per cent. A total of 2,988 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered, which was 68.0 per cent up from the year before. These data are based on the Traffic Affairs Register of the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) and they have been produced by Statistics Finland. The numbers are exclusive of the vehicles on the Åland Islands.
Number of young people aged 18 to 24 at risk of social exclusion 13,500 in 2019
7 Apr 2021 at 10:00pm
According to Statistics Finlands employment statistics, there were 178,500 persons in the other inactive population in 2019. The other inactive population includes persons aged 16 or over who do not belong to the labour force, nor are they students, pensioners or persons performing military or non-military service. Among the other inactive population, there were 13,500 young people aged 18 to 24 without post-comprehensive school qualifications. The group of the other inactive population also includes parents of small children, people with disabilities or chronically ill, as well as persons living with income support or capital income.
Sea transport decreased in February
7 Apr 2021 at 10:00pm
The goods volume of foreign sea transport was in total 7.1 million tonnes in February 2021. Sea transport decreased by 0,2 per cent from last year's February. Exports increased by five per cent and were 3.7 million tonnes. Import volume decreased by five per cent and amounted to 3.4 million tonnes.
Transport in domestic waterborne traffic decreased in February
7 Apr 2021 at 10:00pm
The goods volume in domestic waterborne traffic totalled 0,3 million tonnes in February 2021. Transport in domestic waterborne traffic decreased by 64 per cent compared to February 2020. In February 2021 domestic water transport took place only in coastal waterways.
Vessels in the regular merchant fleet numbered 678 in March 2021
7 Apr 2021 at 10:00pm
In March 2021, the size of the Finnish merchant fleet was 1,245 vessels. The regular merchant fleet included 678 vessels and the number of small vessels was 286. The number of barges and other engineless vessels was 281 in total. The Register of Merchant Vessels, in which vessels operating mainly in foreign traffic can be entered, contained a total of 115 vessels in March 2021. The gross tonnage of the entire registered merchant fleet was 1,867,242. The share of gross tonnage of the regular merchant fleet was 1,733,665 and the share of vessels entered in the Register of Merchant Vessels 1,568,356.
Number of trips by train in passenger traffic decreased by 40 per cent in the...
31 Mar 2021 at 10:00pm
In the last quarter of 2020, a total of 15,2 million trips in passenger traffic were travelled on Finnish railways, which is 40 per cent fewer than in the corresponding quarter of last year. The number of passenger kilometres in train traffic totalled 589 million. Passenger kilometres went down by 55 per cent from the corresponding quarter of the year before.
Comprehensive schools had 566,600 pupils in 2020
30 Mar 2021 at 10:00pm
According to Statistics Finlands education statistics, comprehensive schools had 566,600 pupils in 2020. The number of pupils in comprehensive schools grew by 0.4 per cent from the year before. Forty-nine per cent of the pupils were girls and 51 per cent were boys. A total of 371,400 pupils attended grades 1 to 6 of comprehensive schools and 183,900 pupils grades 7 to 9.
Foreign-language speakers helped maintain population increase
30 Mar 2021 at 10:00pm
According to Statistics Finland's statistics on population structure, the official total population of Finland at the end of 2020 was 5,533,793. In the course of 2020, Finlands population grew by 8,501 persons. The relative population increase was 0.2 per cent. The number of persons speaking Finnish, Swedish or Sami as their native language went down by 11,702 persons, and the number of foreign-language speakers grew by 20,203 persons.
Preliminary data: Turnover in industry grew in February
30 Mar 2021 at 10:00pm
According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the working day adjusted turnover in industry grew by 5.1 per cent in February 2021 compared with February 2020.
Preliminary data: Turnover in services fell in February
30 Mar 2021 at 10:00pm
According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the working day adjusted turnover in service industries fell by 9.4 per cent in February 2021 compared with February 2020. Services are here examined exclusive of trade.
Preliminary data: Turnover of construction enterprises fell by 7.3 per cent i...
30 Mar 2021 at 10:00pm
According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the working day adjusted turnover of construction enterprises went down by 7.3 per cent in February 2021 compared with February 2020.
