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1.1. Contact organisation | Statistics Finland |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | Information and Statistical Services |
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1.5. Contact mail address | FI-00022 Statistics Finland |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 30/11/2020 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 14/04/2021 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 30/11/2020 |
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3.1. Data description | |||
Mandatory data collection at EU level is based on legal act, the Regulation EU 2018/643 and covers goods and passengers.
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3.2. Classification system | |||
Goods transported by rail are classified according to the 20 divisions of goods following the 'Standard Goods Classification for Transport Statistics 2007’ with effect from reference year 2008. The codes of regions used in the region-to-region statistics are indicated in Regulation (EC) 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |
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3.3. Coverage - sector | |||
Railway undertakings providing transport of passengers or goods. |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | |||
The main concepts used in rail domain are:
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3.5. Statistical unit | |||
Statistical units for rail transport statistics are all railway stations. |
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3.6. Statistical population | |||
Data on passenger and freight transport are collected from the railway undertakings operating at national territory within thresholds mentioned in the rail regulation. |
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3.7. Reference area | |||
Operational railway network on national territory. |
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3.8. Coverage - Time | |||
Data on passengers and goods are covered from 2004 onwards. |
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3.9. Base period | |||
Not applicable |
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The volume and performance of rail freight traffic are measured in tonnes (mass) and tonne-kilometres. Passenger transport by rail is measured in the number of passengers and in passenger-kilometres. Information on the number of train kilometres is also available. |
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The tables consist mostly of annual data. There are some tables providing quarterly and quinquennial (every five years) data.
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | |||
With the effect from 2016, Regulation 2032/2016 has been replaced the Regulation 91/2003. From 2018, the legal basis for rail transport statistics, is the Regulation 643/2018.(recast) With effect from the beginning of 2003, Directive 80/1177/EC has been replaced by Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on rail transport statistics". Regulation 91/2003 was amended by "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1192/2003 of 3 July 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on rail transport statistics", which gives common definitions for the terms used in the basic act and modifies slightly the Annex related to accident statistics. In Finland compilation of statistics is regulated by the Statistics Act (280/2004).
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |||
Not applicable |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
In Finland compilation of statistics is regulated by the Statistics Act (280/2004). Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
If the data are declared confidential it is not disseminated.
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
Statistics Finland's release calendar lists in advance all the statistical data and publications to be released over the
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
Release calendar in English can be accessed on Statistics Finland's Website.
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8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
Annual and quarterly railway statistics is released according to release calendar on the website of Statistics Finland. Data are released to all users at the same time. |
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Annually. Regarding passenger and freight traffic, data are also published quarterly. |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
not available
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
not available
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
Statistics Finland's database tables on railway statistics http://stat.fi/til/rtie/tau_en.html
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10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
Not applicable.
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
Internet adress: http://stat.fi/til/rtie/index_en.html
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
Documentation on methodology is available on the homepage of the statistics on railways. |
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
Quality reports (in Finnish) are available on the homepage of the statistics on railways. |
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11.1. Quality assurance | |||
When compiling statistics, Statistics Finland observes the European Statistics Code of Practice (CoP) and the Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) based on them. The Code of Practice concerns the independence and accountability of statistical authorities and the quality of processes and data to be published. The principles are in line with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics approved by the United Nations Statistics Division and are supplementary to them. The principles are also compatible with those of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM). Principles of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM)The principles of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) are employed by Statistics Finland as its the overall framework for quality management. The EFQM model is applied as a self-assessment and development tool for Statistics Finland's management and strategic guidance, for instance.
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
Railways statistics covers Finland's railways transport comprehensive, because railway transport is closed system. |
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
The basic users of rail statistics are:
Railway data users are mostly interested in:
Rail statistics are mostly used for:
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
User satisfaction is followed with the feedback from the data users. Customer satisfaction is followed with yearly |
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12.3. Completeness | |||
Railway data collected within the scope of the legal acts are complete. |
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | |||
Railways statistics covers Finland's railways transport comprehensive, because railway transport is closed system. |
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13.2. Sampling error | |||
not applicable |
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13.3. Non-sampling error | |||
not applicable |
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14.1. Timeliness | |||
The railway statistics are published annually by the end of August and they contain the final annual data concerning the previous year. Passenger and freight traffic performance is also published quarterly around three months from the end of the statistical reference quarter. |
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14.2. Punctuality | |||
Data is published according to release calendar. |
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | |||
Data is geographically comparable in Finland's railway network. |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | |||
Basic information is comparable over time. There has been some changes for classifications over time. |
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||
There is no other regular railway statistics in Finland. Railway operators may release transport statistics based on their own business. |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | |||
The data is internally coherent. |
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not available |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
Statistics is final. |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
not available |
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18.1. Source data | |||
Data concerning the track are obtained from the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s track databases. The data are updated every year to reflect the changes brought by maintenance work and investments in the rail network. Data concerning rail traffic and rolling stock are for the most part obtained from the operators’ continually updated statistical databases, which number several dozen. Part of the data is connected to monitoring of sales and part to separate registers.
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18.2. Frequency of data collection | |||
Data is collected mainly annualy. Data on transport of goods and passenger is collected also quarterly.
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18.3. Data collection | |||
Data concerning the track are obtained from the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s track databases. The data are updated every year to reflect the changes brought by maintenance work and investments in the rail network. Data concerning rail traffic and rolling stock are for the most part obtained from the operators’ continually updated statistical databases, which number several dozen. Part of the data is connected to monitoring of sales and part to separate registers.
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18.4. Data validation | |||
Experts validate data before publishing.
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18.5. Data compilation | |||
not aplicable
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18.6. Adjustment | |||
not requested |
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not applicable |
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