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Data contains the Standard Output Coefficients 2020 (SOC) for agricultural products, crops and livestock which are produced in Finland. Coefficients are calculated regionally by 19 FADN regions for each product. The coefficient is a value eur per hectare or eur per animal slaugter value per year. The calculation is based on 5-year averages on production and producer price statistics.
3.2. Classification system
The calculation of SO-coefficients are based on FADN -regulations. The SO-efficients are classified by NUTS2 regions. Products are listed in regulations.
The basic act: Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on integrated farm statistics
The implementation act: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/220 of 3 February 2015 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Union
3.3. Coverage - sector
The SO-coefficiesnts cover agricultural products, crops and livestock produced in Finland.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
See the subtitles below.
3.5. Statistical unit
For crop products the statistical unit is euro per hectare and for livestock euro per animal per year. The observation unit is yield (tonne/hectar), meat production, euro per tonne/kg and euro per 100 kg slauhgter value.
3.6. Statistical population
Annual production of crops and animals in whole Finland. Calculation of SO-coefficients is based on crop production statistics, animal production statistics and producer price statistics.
3.7. Reference area
Standard Output Coefficients are calculated regionally. In Finland there arre 19 FADN regions.
3.8. Coverage - Time
Weighted average of five years (2018 - 2022)
3.9. Base period
Not requested for this reference year.
The SOC values are euro per hectare of crop product, euro per animal per year of livestock. The calculation is made using crop production statistics ton/hectare and slaughter statistics (number of animals). Producer prices are euro per tonne or euro per 100 kg carcass weight.
SOC values cover years 2018-2022, weighted average of five years
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
The compilation of statistics and the obligation to disseminate information are regulated by the Statistics Act (280/2004) (only in Finnish and Swedish).
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Not requested for this reference year.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
Confidentiality is a base principle of statistics and assures the confidential processing of data provided by informants, and the Natural Resources Institute Finland has undertaken to follow this principle. Clear provisions for statistical confidentiality and data protection are stated in the Statistics Act (280/2004), guaranteeing statistical confidentiality and data protection. The statistical confidentiality and data protection of Official Statistics of Finland are guided by the recommendations of the Advisory Board of Official Statistics of Finland. The written instructions, guidelines and training in order to preserve and ensure statistical confidentiality and data protection are available for the staff. Luke has data protection and privacy policy and practices. Luke’s data protection officer assistance in general questions related to data protection.
Commitments on the compliance with the provisions of statistical confidentiality are in place in Luke’s personnel working with statistics and are signed by all statistical staff in place or on appointment, as well as by external parties who undertake work on behalf of the Luke’s statistical services unit. According the Statistics Act (280/2004, section 24), a person who violates the provisions on secrecy, non-disclosure and prohibition of use prescribed referred to in section 13 shall be sentenced to a fine for violation of statistical confidentiality.
A statistical confidentiality practices is publicly available in stat.luke.fi website. It sets out principles and commitments focused on statistical confidentiality that reinforce the trust of respondents, the public and other stakeholders. These practices are informed to respondents of statistical surveys in cover letters and home pages of these surveys. Provisions are in place to ensure that prior to the release of statistical information (aggregate data and microdata), statistical disclosure control methods are applied in order to secure statistical confidentiality.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
No confidentiality rules are needed to adopt in compiling SO- values. All the data used in calculation is aggregated to a evel of one year.
8.1. Release calendar
The SOC-values are not published nationally. They are used in classifying farms in IFS and FADN.
8.2. Release calendar access
Not requested for this reference year.
8.3. Release policy - user access
The SOC- values are not available to public.
The data are disseminated toEurostat at national level every 3-4 years.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
Not requested for this reference year.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
Not requested for this reference year.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
Not requested for this reference year.
10.3.1. Data tables - consultations
Not requested for this reference year.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Not requested for this reference year.
10.5. Dissemination format - other
There are no other dissemination formats.
10.5.1. Metadata - consultations
Not requested for this reference year.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
The calculation follows the methodology in the Typology Handbook (RICC1500 rev 5).
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate
Not requested for this reference year.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not requested for this reference year.
11.1. Quality assurance
Use of best practices
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Not requested for this reference year.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
Administration and researches.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
Discussions with the users.
12.3. Completeness
Information on low- and zero prevalence variables is available on: Eurostat's website.
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate
Not applicable for Integrated Farm Statistics as the not collected variables, not-significant variables and not-existent variables are completed with 0.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
Not applicaple
13.2. Sampling error
Not requested for this reference year.
13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators
Not requested for this reference year.
13.3. Non-sampling error
See the sub-categories below
13.3.1. Coverage error
Not requested for this reference year.
13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate
Not requested for this reference year.
13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion
Not requested for this reference year.
13.3.2. Measurement error
Not requested for this reference year.
13.3.3. Non response error
Not requested for this reference year.
13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate
Not requested for this reference year.
13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate
Not requested for this reference year.
13.3.4. Processing error
Not requested for this reference year.
13.3.5. Model assumption error
Not requested for this reference year.
14.1. Timeliness
SOC- efficients are reported to Eurostat by the end of following year of which the reference period ends (n+1)
14.1.1. Time lag - first result
Not requested for this reference year.
14.1.2. Time lag - final result
Not requested for this reference year.
14.2. Punctuality
The SOC2020 values were delivered on the 5th of December, so three weeks before the final dead line.
14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication
Not requested for this reference year.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
The SO-coefficients are comparable between regions.
15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient
Not requested for this reference year.
15.2. Comparability - over time
SO-coefficients are comparable between years/perioid of calculation.
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series
SO-coeffients are available from 2013 (covering years 2011-2015
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Not requested for this reference year.
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Not requested for this reference year.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not requested for this reference year.
15.4. Coherence - internal
Not requested for this reference year.
The data needed for SO-coefficients is collected by other Luke's statistics. No extra survey is needed.
17.1. Data revision - policy
Revision policy follow’s release guidelines of the Advisory Board of Official Statistics of Finland. These guidelines are set up according to European requirements and is publicly available. According these guidelines, errors discovered in published data are corrected as soon as they are discovered and information of major errors, and revisions will be published earliest possible and advance notice will be given when needed.
17.2. Data revision - practice
The calculated SO-coefficients were delivered to Eurostat as a single file. The data file was validated by Eurostat, and a list of errors and items to be checked was sent to Luke. Luke then carried out the necessary changes and corrections. If any errors are later detected or specified, a revised file will be sent to Eurostat.
17.2.1. Data revision - average size
Not requested for this reference year.
18.1. Source data
Data needed for compiling SO- values are collected by Luke via several statistical surveys.
Data on some minor products is collected from advisors and experts.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Statistics on crop production and production of horticulture are carried out annually. Other production statistics as well as producer prices are collected on monthly basis.
18.3. Data collection
Not requested for this reference year.
18.4. Data validation
The calculated SO-values are validated by comparing them to previous years. Also the effect on classificaton of farms is evalued, eg. the differences in farm types or econic size classes.
18.5. Data compilation
Not requested for this reference year.
18.5.1. Imputation - rate
Not requested for this reference year.
18.6. Adjustment
Not requested for this reference year.
18.6.1. Seasonal adjustment
Not requested for this reference year.
Data contains the Standard Output Coefficients 2020 (SOC) for agricultural products, crops and livestock which are produced in Finland. Coefficients are calculated regionally by 19 FADN regions for each product. The coefficient is a value eur per hectare or eur per animal slaugter value per year. The calculation is based on 5-year averages on production and producer price statistics.
13 December 2023
See the subtitles below.
For crop products the statistical unit is euro per hectare and for livestock euro per animal per year. The observation unit is yield (tonne/hectar), meat production, euro per tonne/kg and euro per 100 kg slauhgter value.
Annual production of crops and animals in whole Finland. Calculation of SO-coefficients is based on crop production statistics, animal production statistics and producer price statistics.
Standard Output Coefficients are calculated regionally. In Finland there arre 19 FADN regions.
SOC values cover years 2018-2022, weighted average of five years
Not applicaple
The SOC values are euro per hectare of crop product, euro per animal per year of livestock. The calculation is made using crop production statistics ton/hectare and slaughter statistics (number of animals). Producer prices are euro per tonne or euro per 100 kg carcass weight.
Not requested for this reference year.
Data needed for compiling SO- values are collected by Luke via several statistical surveys.
