The concepts described on these pages are words and expressions used in statistics with a specific, limited meaning. In everyday speech the word may have a different meaning. In connection with each definition you can find information about which sets of statistics use the concept.

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Statistical unit

The statistical units in the Register of Enterprises and Establishment are an enterprise, local unit, kind-of-activity unit, enterprise group and public corporation.

The definition is based on an EU regulation concerning statistical units (EEC 696/93) and on a regulation concerning Business Registers (EC 177/2008).



Validity of the definition

  • Valid

The statistical units in the Register of Enterprises and Establishment are an enterprise, local unit, kind-of-activity unit, enterprise group and public corporation.

The definition is based on an EU regulation concerning statistical units (EEC 1993/696) and on a regulation concerning Business Registers (EEC 1993/2186).



Statistics using the definition

Validity of the definition

  • 1 January 1900 - 4 March 2008

Source organisation

  • EU

Related concepts

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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