Tilastokeskus

What Tilastokeskus does

Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland) is Finland's national statistical institute, established in 1865 and operating under the Finnish Ministry of Finance as a government agency (virasto). Its core function is to produce official statistics on Finnish society, the economy, population, labor market, prices, housing, health, and the environment, fulfilling a statutory mandate under the Statistics Finland Act. The agency serves a horizontal base of users including Finnish government ministries and municipalities, academic researchers, media, businesses, and international organizations such as Eurostat, and is funded entirely through the Finnish state budget.

The product platform centers on the StatFin-tietokanta (StatFin database), a free, open-access statistical database exposing all official statistics through downloadable tables, visualizations, and the PxWeb JSON-based API for programmatic retrieval. The agency maintains specialized sub-products including Paavo (postal-code-area statistics), Kuntien avainluvut (municipal key figures), Luokitukset (standardized classifications), the Otos publication archive, and research datasets accessible via a secure remote access system (Etäkäyttöjärjestelmä) that keeps confidential data on-premise. All public data is released under the Creative Commons BY 4.0 license, and a secure encrypted email service (Turvaviesti) supports confidential data submission. The technical stack is conventional web and data infrastructure (PxWeb, Matomo, encrypted email) rather than AI-native.

The business model is non-commercial at the core: official statistics are provided free of charge to all users, with funding coming from state appropriations. Custom data requests, specialized research datasets, and certain publications are offered on a fee basis, but the agency has no equity investors, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity. Operational reach is national, with international coordination handled through the European Statistical System. As of mid-2026 the agency employs 501-1,000 staff from its Helsinki headquarters at Opastinsilta 12.

Name

Tilastokeskus

Legal name

Tilastokeskus

Website

https://stat.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1865

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Tilastokeskus is Finland's national statistical institute, producing official statistics on society, economy, and population for the Finnish government, researchers, media, businesses, and international bodies such as Eurostat via the free StatFin database, PxWeb API, and specialized services including the Paavo postal-code statistics product.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Official Statistical Services

NAICS

Administration of Economic Programs (9261)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

National Statistics & Census Administration (BPAIAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Linkage, Registries & Longitudinal Cohort Surveillance (HLAJANAM), Health Statistics & Reporting (National/State/Local Indicators) (HLAJAJAC)

Keywords

• Official statistics
• Statistical data services
• Demographic statistics
• Economic indicators
• Government statistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tilastokeskus is Finland's national statistical agency that produces official statistics on Finnish society, population, economy, and environment. It operates the StatFin-tietokanta (StatFin Database) as the central free statistical database, the PxWeb API for programmatic data access, and provides research datasets, postal code area statistics (Paavo), municipal key figures, classifications, and publication archives. Data is published under Creative Commons BY 4.0 license, with fee-based services available for custom data requests.

Product overview

Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland) operates as Finland's official statistical authority, offering a comprehensive suite of statistical data products and services. The core platform is the StatFin-tietokanta (StatFin Database), which serves as the central repository for Finnish official statistics. Access to statistical data is facilitated through the PxWeb API, enabling programmatic queries and data retrieval. The product portfolio includes specialized statistical databases organized by subject matter (Tilastotietokannat), the Paavo postal code area statistics service, standardized classification systems (Luokitukset), the Otos publication archive for historical research materials, and research datasets accessible through secure remote systems. Additional services include the Tiedon tulevaisuus podcast series, secure encrypted email services for confidential communications, municipal key figures (Kuntien avainluvut), and the Finland in Figures overview service. Tilastokeskus also provides data collection services, surveys, and maintains extensive documentation and reference materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• StatFin-tietokanta (StatFin Database)
• PxWeb API
• Tilastotietokannat (Statistical Databases)
• Paavo - tilastoja postinumeroalueittain
• Luokitukset (Classifications)
• Otos-julkaisuarkisto (Otos Publication Archive)
• Tutkimusaineistot (Research Datasets)
• Kuntien avainluvut
• Suomi lukuina (Finland in Figures)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Digi- ja väestötietovirasto (DVV)coreOthersStatistics Finland receives comprehensive population data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency, including personal identity data, address information, and civil status records essential for population statistics.
• Verohallinto (Finnish Tax Administration)coreOthersTax authority providing income and taxation data used for income distribution statistics and economic research.
• Kansaneläkelaitos (Kela)coreOthersSocial insurance institution providing data on social benefits, pensions, and health insurance used in social protection and health statistics.
• Eläketurvakeskus (ETK)coreOthersFinnish Centre for Pension provides pension data used in statistics on retirement and pension systems.
• Eurostat (EU Statistical Office)coreTechnology or IntegrationStatistics Finland participates in the European Statistical System coordinated by Eurostat. Data is shared for EU-level statistics, and EU regulations guide statistical production standards.
• Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (THL)coreTechnology or IntegrationNational Institute for Health and Welfare receives confidential statistical data for health and welfare research under statutory data sharing agreements.
• Tulli (Finnish Customs)coreTechnology or IntegrationFinnish Customs provides trade statistics data used in international trade statistics and balance of payments.
• Luonnonvarakeskus (Luke)coreTechnology or IntegrationNatural Resources Institute Finland receives confidential statistical data for agricultural and environmental statistics under data sharing agreements.
• Suomen ympäristökeskus (SYKE)majorTechnology or IntegrationFinnish Environment Institute collaborates on urban-rural classification and spatial data definitions used in population and regional statistics.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• INSEE: France's national statistical institute; produces comparable official statistics on demographics, economy, and society using register and survey data, with a similar open-data dissemination mandate.
• Office for National Statistics (ONS): UK's national statistical institute; comparable in producing official economic, population, and social statistics, maintaining an open data API, and serving both government and research users.
• U.S. Census Bureau: U.S. national statistical agency responsible for population and economic statistics; analogous role and statutory authority to Tilastokeskus in producing authoritative official statistics for the country.
• Eurostat: EU-level statistical office that coordinates the European Statistical System in which Tilastokeskus participates; sets harmonization standards and aggregates national statistical submissions across member states.

Direct peers

• Statistics Norway (SSB): Norway's national statistical institute; directly comparable in mandate, register-based methodology, public dissemination model, and Nordic administrative data linkages to Tilastokeskus.
• Statistics Sweden (SCB): Sweden's national statistical office; sister Nordic agency operating under an equivalent legal mandate to produce official statistics, maintain population registers, and publish register-based research data with an open-data API distribution model.
• Danmarks Statistik: Denmark's national statistical office; operates the same register-based statistical production model and StatBank-style open database distribution, making it a close functional peer in the Nordic statistical ecosystem.

Others

• OECD Statistics: OECD's statistical division harmonizes and publishes cross-country economic and social indicators, often drawing on Tilastokeskus data; comparable as a producer and aggregator of official comparative statistics.
• Destatis (Statistisches Bundesamt): Germany's federal statistical office; a larger incumbent offering comparable national statistics, register-based production, and open data dissemination, with broader scale and thematic coverage than Tilastokeskus.

Regional players

• Statistics Estonia: Estonia's national statistical agency; comparable in mandate and register-based methodology to Tilastokeskus, operating as a neighboring EU national statistical office in the Baltic region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-7i21PII1N0yedcqFDpwdA
• Facebookfi-fi.facebook.com/Tilastotohtori
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/statistics-finland
• Instagraminstagram.com/tilastokeskus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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