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856,000 people were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2018
26 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
Statistics Finland's statistics on living conditions show that 856,000 Finns, or 15.8 per cent of the entire household population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2018. The number of persons at risk fell by around 34,000 persons from the previous year, and the share was on the same level as in 2016. The number of persons at risk diminished in all dimensions of the indicator, for persons living in a low income household, in a household with low work intensity and those experiencing severe material deprivation.
Consumer confidence weakened in March - trust in own economy
26 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
The consumer confidence indicator (CCI) stood at -7.1 in March, having been -4.5 in February and -4.6 in January. In last years March, the CCI received the value -2.3. The long-term average for the CCI is -1.7. The data are based on Statistics Finlands Consumer Confidence Survey, to which 1,053 persons resident in Finland responded between 2 and 19 March. The majority of responses were received before 13 March, that is, prior to the Governments restrictive measures related to the coronavirus pandemic. Statistics Finland will publish actual inquiry data on the economic effect of the pandemic during April .
General governments net financial assets increased in the last quarter of 2019
26 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
At the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, general government's net financial assets, i.e. the difference between assets and liabilities, amounted to EUR 150.5 billion. Net financial assets grew by EUR 7.2 billion from the previous quarter, mainly due to employment pension schemes' positive holding gains. These data derive from general government financial accounts compiled by Statistics Finland.
Households net financial assets increased in the last quarter of 2019
26 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
Households financial assets grew by EUR 5.2 billion during the fourth quarter of 2019 rising to EUR 329.3 billion. In turn, households debts increased by EUR 3.2 billion during the fourth quarter of 2019 rising to EUR 184.1 billion. As a result of these changes, households' net financial assets increased by EUR 2.0 billion to EUR 145.2 billion. Net financial assets refer to the difference between financial assets and liabilities. These data derive from Statistics Finlands financial accounts statistics.
Altogether 1.9 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in February 2020
25 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
Altogether 1.9 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in February 2020, which was one per cent lower than one year before. There were 1.5 million passengers at Helsinki Airport and a total of 0.4 million passengers at other domestic airports. Helsinki Airport accounted for 78 per cent of all passengers at domestic airports.
Altogether 26.3 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in 2019
25 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
In 2019 altogether 26.3 million passengers flew through Finnish airports. There were 22.0 million passengers at Helsinki Airport and a total of 4.3 million passengers at other domestic airports. Helsinki Airport accounted for 84 per cent of all passengers at domestic airports. There were 1.1 million passengers at Oulu Airport, 0,7 million passengers at Rovaniemi Airport and 0,5 million passengers at Turku Airport.
Nights spent by resident tourists in Finland increased by 10 per cent in Febr...
25 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
Overnight stays by resident tourists at Finnish accommodation establishments increased by 10.1 per cent from last year and 1.23 million nights were recorded for them in February 2020. Overnight stays by foreign tourists increased by 1.9 per cent and 0.61 million overnight stays were recorded for non-resident tourists. Finnish accommodation establishments recorded a total of 1.85 million overnight stays, which was 7.2 per cent more than one year before. These figures are preliminary data from Statistics Finlands statistics on accommodation establishments and they have been collected from accommodation establishments with at least 20 beds or caravan pitches with electricity connection.
Retail trade flash estimate: turnover grew by 4.2 per cent year-on-year in Fe...
25 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
According to Statistics Finlands retail trade flash estimate, the working day adjusted turnover of retail trade increased by 4.2 per cent in February from February 2019. The volume of retail trade sales, from which the impact of price changes has been eliminated, increased by 2.8 per cent over the same period. In daily consumer goods trade, the working day adjusted turnover increased by 3.3 per cent in February and the sales volume, in turn, by 1.3 per cent from the corresponding period of the previous year.
Expenses of agricultural enterprises have grown more than income in the 2010s
24 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
Both income and expenses of agricultural enterprises have grown over the 2010s, but the growth in income has fallen behind expenses. From 2010, income has gone up by around 31 per cent, while expenses have increased by 41 per cent. In 2018, the result of agricultural enterprises from agriculture was, on average, EUR 16,353, which is around two per cent less than in 2010. These data derive from the 2018 statistics on the finances of agricultural and forestry enterprises published now.
Volume of goods transported by lorries increased in the last quarter of 2019
24 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
A total of 76 million tonnes of goods were transported by lorries during the fourth quarter of 2019, which was 15 per cent more than in the corresponding period one year earlier. The volume of transported soil materials decreased by 7 per cent and the volume of transport of other goods increased by 27 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year. These data derive from the statistics on goods transport by road compiled by Statistics Finland.
Cubic volume of granted building permits decreased
23 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
According to Statistics Finland, in November to January, building permits were granted for a total of 7.3 million cubic metres, which was 22.0 per cent less than one year ago. The cubic volume of residential building went down by 28.5 per cent and other than residential building 18.9 per cent.
Employment strengthened in February compared to one year ago
23 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
According to Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey, the number of employed people was 20,000 higher in February 2020 than one year ago. There were 13,000 fewer unemployed than in February 2019. The trend of the employment rate was 73.4 per cent and the trend of the unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent.
Finland's preliminary population figure 5,526,774 at the end of February
23 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, Finland's population was 5,526,774 at the end of February. Our country's population increased by 1,482 persons during January-February. The reason for the increase was migration gain from abroad, since immigration exceeded emigration by 2,833. The number of births was 1,501 lower than that of deaths.
Number of persons aged 70 or over 874,000
23 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
According to Statistics Finlands statistics on the population structure there were 874,314 persons aged at least 70 in Finland at the end of 2019. Of them, 370,405 were men and 503,909 women. The number of persons aged 70 or over has grown by 100,000 in three years.
Producer prices for manufactured products fell by 2.8 per cent from February ...
23 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
According to Statistics Finland, producer prices for manufactured products fell by an average of 2.8 per cent from February 2019 to February 2020. The producer prices for manufactured products sold on the domestic market declined by 3.3 per cent, while the producer prices of export products fell by 2.2 per cent.
