4.2 Internet

The Internet is an excellent resource in the search for statistical information. The main difficulty is knowing how to sift out reliable sources from the flood of information. Websites run by statistical agencies are good sources of reliable information all over the world.

A useful starting-point for Internet searches is Statistics Finland's website. The service itself carries a lot of statistical information:

Statistics

- All Official Statistics of Finland (OSF) can be accessed via the OSF-portal

Statistical news

- all media releases of Statistics Finland

Finland in Figures

- key statistics on Finland and international comparison data

International statistics

- key international statistics and data sources

StatFin online service

- self-service database of a comprehensive selection of statistics, with printout options as graphics, Excel tables, etc.

The Webstat service is a useful vantage-point for a more detailed search of Internet statistics both at home and abroad

- references and links to reliable statistical sources on the Internet, with data quality evaluated by the Library of Statistics information service