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A total of 29,400 university degrees were attained in 2012

According to Statistics Finland, a total of 29,400 university degrees were attained in Finland in 2012. The number of lower university degrees was 13,100 and that of higher university degrees 13,800. Completed degrees at the doctorate level numbered 1,660. Sixty per cent of those that completed lower or higher university degrees and 52 per cent of those that completed doctorate degrees were women. The share of foreigners among all completed degrees was five per cent, but the share was as high as 16 per cent among doctorate degrees.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Road traffic accidents claimed 29 lives in May

According to preliminary data of Statistics Finland, 520 accidents involving personal injury happened in road traffic in May. In them, 29 persons were killed and 628 persons injured. The number of persons killed was six higher and that of persons injured 36 higher than in May 2012.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Students in curriculum-based basic vocational education numbered 132,600 in 2012

According to Statistics Finland, the number of students in curriculum-based vocational education provided by educational institutions was 132,600 in 2012. New students numbered 50,000. The number of students and new students was one per cent lower then one year previously. Fifty-three per cent of students were men. The majority of students were studying in the fields of technology and transport (42 per cent), welfare and health (16 per cent) and tourism, catering and home economics (12 per cent). Data on students describe the situation of 20 september.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Road traffic claimed 255 lives in 2012

According to Statistics Finland's data, 5,725 road traffic accidents involving personal injury occurred in 2012. In them, 255 persons were killed and 7,088 injured. There were 37 fewer fatalities and 843 fewer injured persons than in 2011.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Building costs grew by 1.2 per cent year-on-year in May

Building costs were 1.2 per cent higher in May 2013 than in May 2012. The prices of labour inputs in construction went up by one per cent, the prices of materials by 1.3 per cent and those of other inputs by 1.4 per cent from one year ago. This is indicated by Statistics Finland's Building Cost Index 2010=100.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Increase in imports of services diminished the surplus from international trade in services in 2012

The over EUR 1.8 billion growth in imports of services to EUR 12.9 billion decreased the surplus from international trade in services in 2012. However, exports of services remained unchanged at EUR 15.1 billion. In 2012, the surplus amounted to EUR 2.2 billion. The surplus diminished now for the first time since 2009 and it went below EUR three billion for the first time since 2006.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Increasing food prices maintain inflation

The year-on-year change in consumer prices, i.e. inflation, calculated by Statistics Finland was 1.6 per cent in May. In April it was 1.5 per cent. Starting from January, the Consumer Price Index is a chain index, where the commodity basket and weights are updated annually.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Stock of lending stood at nearly EUR 7 billion at the end of March 2013

The stock of lending by other Finnish financial corporations amounted to nearly EUR 7 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2013. The stock of lending grew by nearly 17 per cent from one year ago and growth from the previous quarter was almost three per cent. This is indicated by Statistics Finlands statistics on the outstanding credit.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Domestic banks' net income from financial operations contracted from the previous year in the first quarter of 2013

In the first quarter of 2013, domestic banks net income from financial operations amounted to EUR 652 million. Their net income from financial operations fell by 17 per cent from the respective quarter of the year before. Compared with the previous quarter, the net income from financial operations went down by three per cent. These data derive from Statistics Finlands financial statement statistics on credit institutions.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Index of real estate maintenance costs

Statistical releases will not be issued in English from these statistics in 2013.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Nights spent by foreign tourists in Finland down by 7.3 per cent in April 2013

The number of recorded nights spent by foreign tourists at Finnish accommodation establishments in April 2013 was good 295,000, which was 7.3 per cent less than in April 2012. The number of nights spent by resident tourists went down by 2.2 per cent and totalled close on 1.1 million overnight stays. The total number of overnight stays decreased by 3.3 per cent from last year and altogether good 1.3 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in April 2013. 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, and youth hostels.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Turnover in manufacturing contracted by just under 6 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013

According to Statistics Finland, turnover in manufacturing in the January to March period was 5.9 per cent lower than in the corresponding period of the year before. Domestic sales contracted by 8.5 per cent and export turnover by 3.8 per cent from one year ago.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Turnover in service industries grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 from the year before

Turnover generated by service industries grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 when compared with the respective period one year previously. One year previously, turnover in service industries grew by 6.2 per cent. Services are here examined exclusive of trade.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Intensified or special support was received by 13 per cent of comprehensive school pupils

Intensified or special support was received by 12.7 per cent of comprehensive school pupils in autumn 2012. Their share was good one percentage point higher than in 2011. The number of pupils receiving intensified support, which is not as extensive as special support, increased by 53 per cent from 2011 to 27,400 pupils, while the number of pupils receiving special support decreased by seven per cent to 41,000 pupils. Of the pupils receiving special support, 52 per cent received at least 80 per cent of their teaching in a special group. These data derive from Statistics Finlands education statistics.

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Number of students in upper secondary general education decreased further

According to Statistics Finland, a total of 107,400 students attended upper secondary general school education leading to qualification in 2012. The number of students decreased further and was 1.5 per cent lower than one year before. Fifty-seven per cent of the students in upper secondary general school education were women.

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Retail trade sales grew by 1.8 per cent in April from one year ago

According to Statistics Finland, retail trade sales grew by 1.8 per cent in April from April 2012. The volume of retail trade sales, from which the impact of prices has been eliminated, went up by 0.3 per cent over the same period. In daily consumer goods trade, sales grew by 0.9 per cent and in department store trade by 2.1 per cent year-on-year. Wholesale trade sales contracted by 0.5 per cent and motor vehicle sales by 11.6 per cent from one year ago. In total trade, sales contracted by 1.3 per cent in April.

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Turnover of construction enterprises fell by over 5 per cent in January to March from the year before

Corrected on 17 June 2013. The corrections are indicated in red. The turnover of construction enterprises contracted by 5.4 per cent in the first quarter of the year from the corresponding period of the year before. The turnover of civil engineering fell by 9.6 per cent and that of construction of buildings by 6.1 per cent. The turnover of specialised construction activities decreased by 3.7 per cent in the January to March period.

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Cost of an hour worked increased by 4.1 per cent in January to March

In the private sector, labour costs increased by 4.1 per cent in January to March 2013 when compared with the respective period of the year before. Seasonally adjusted labour costs in the private sector rose by 3.8 per cent in January to March 2013. Labour costs excluding one-off items, such as performance-based bonuses, rose by 4.4 per cent compared with the respective period of the year before. In the corresponding period, the index of wage and salary earnings rose by 2.5 per cent in the private sector.

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Industrial output decreased by 9.7 per cent year-on-year in April

According to Statistics Finland, output of total industries adjusted for working days was 9.7 per cent lower in April 2013 than twelve months earlier. In the January to April period, industrial output adjusted for working days went down by 5.1 per cent from twelve months back. The industrial output figures in March and April were affected by Easter, which occurred in different months in 2012 and 2013. Original output of total industries went down by 3.3 per cent from one year back in April.

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

New orders in manufacturing decreased by 2.0 per cent year-on-year in April

According to Statistics Finland, the value of new orders in manufacturing was 2.0 per cent lower in April 2013 than twelve months earlier. In the January to April period, new orders in manufacturing decreased by 8.1 per cent year-on-year.

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Wages and salaries sum grew by 1.7 per cent year-on-year in February to April

According to Statistics Finland, the wages and salaries sum of the whole economy was 1.7 per cent greater in the past February to April period than in the corresponding period twelve months earlier. In April alone, the wages and salaries sum of the whole economy grew by 3.1 per cent year-on-year. In the February to April period one year ago, the wages and salaries sum grew by 4.5 per cent.

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

In May 2013 the number of new passenger cars registered was 10,228

In May 2013 a total of 19,314 new motor vehicles were registered, of which 11,509 were automobiles. First registrations increased by 8.2 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In May the number of new passenger cars registered was 10,228, which was 39.8 per cent up from the year before. The share of new diesel-driven passenger cars was 36.8 per cent. The increase of new registered cars was due to automobile taxes which changed 1.4.2012. The number of passenger cars first registered in May has been on average approximately 13,000 during the 2000s. These data are based on the Vehicular and Driver Data Register of the Finnish Transport Safety Agency and they have been produced by Statistics Finland. The numbers are exclusive of the vehicles on the Åland Islands.

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Gross domestic product contracted by 0.1 per cent from the previous quarter and by 2.1 per cent year-on-year

Corrected on 5 June 2013. The corrections are indicated in red.

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

High level of education protects against unemployment

According to Statistics Finland's employment statistics, there were 2.3 million employed persons in the 18 to 64 age group at the end of 2011. One year later 88,000 of them were unemployed. In all, 4.4 per cent of employed men and 3.1 per cent of employed women became unemployed during the year. At the end of 2012, a total of 280,000 persons in the 18 to 64 age group were unemployed. The data on unemployment in the employment statistics derive from the Register of Job Seekers of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy.

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Finnish residents travelled eagerly in the home country in January to April 2013

In the early part of 2013, Finnish residents made plenty of trips both in the home country and abroad. Five per cent more domestic trips with paid accommodation were made than one year earlier and February was the most popular month for travelling. Leisure trips abroad grew by two per cent from the corresponding period of the previous year and Estonia and Spain were the most popular destinations.

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Cubic volume covered by granted building permits fell by over 3 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 from last year

According to the preliminary data of Statistics Finland's statistics on building and dwelling production, in the first quarter of 2013 building permits were granted for a total of 6.3 million cubic metres, which is 3.1 per cent less than one year ago. The cubic volume covered by permits granted for residential buildings fell by 8.5 per cent over the same period.

Fri, 31 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Foreign demand for accommodation services grew by five per cent in 2012

In 2012, the demand for accommodation services grew by two per cent from the previous year. A record level of 20 million was exceeded in the number of overnight stays. As in the year before, the engine behind the growth was increased foreign demand. Overnight stays by foreign tourists increased by five per cent while the number of nights spent by domestic tourists remained at last year's level. In 2012, accommodation establishments in Finland recorded a total of 20.3 million overnight stays, of which domestic tourists accounted for 14.5 million and foreign tourists for the remaining 5.8 million. These figures are 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, and youth hostels.

Fri, 31 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Number of adoptions unchanged in 2012

According to Statistics Finland, adoptions in 2012 numbered 466. The figure is the same as one year earlier. The number of domestic adoptions grew only a little. Their number was 258, five more than one year before. Last year, the number of internal adoptions within families of registered same-sex partnerships remained unchanged at 91.

Fri, 31 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Prices of dwellings in housing companies almost unchanged in April

According to Statistics Finlands preliminary data, prices of old dwellings in blocks of flats and terraced houses fell by 0.2 per cent in the whole country in April compared with the previous month. In Greater Helsinki, prices went up by 0.3 per cent, but in the rest of Finland they went down by 0.6 per cent. Compared with April of the year before, prices increased by 1.4 per cent in the whole country. In Greater Helsinki prices went up by 4.7 per cent, whereas in the rest of Finland they fell by 1.2 per cent.

Fri, 31 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Stock of central government guarantees EUR 30.7 billion at the end of March

The stock of central government guarantees stood at EUR 30.7 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2013. The stock of guarantees was 15 per cent higher than one year previously and half-a-per-cent higher than at the end of the previous quarter. During the first quarter of the year, new central government guarantees were granted to the amount of EUR 1.5 billion. Of new guarantees, EUR 0.9 billion were granted to Finland and EUR 0.6 billion to the rest of the world. Central government guarantees include all guarantees granted by the state, government-owned enterprises, government-owned limited companies and special credit institutions for which the state is ultimately liable.

Fri, 31 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

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