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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 | PL 3A, 00022 Tilastokeskus |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 06/05/2024 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 06/05/2024 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 06/05/2024 |
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3.1. Data description | ||||||||
Accommodation statistics are statistics produced monthly by Statistics Finland that describe the supply and use of accommodation services in Finland. |
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3.2. Classification system | ||||||||
Accommodation establishments are classified according NACE classes 55.1, 55.2 and 55.3. and national standard industrial classification (TOL 2008) which contains sub-categories for NACE. Regional classification NUTS 2, NUTS 3 and LAU 2. The countries of residence of the guests staying overnight at accommodation establishments are classified according to the official classification of countries. |
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3.3. Coverage - sector | ||||||||
Data are collected monthly from accommodation establishments offering accommodation services with at least 20 beds or caravan/camper pitches with electrical connection. Accommodation establishments are establishments of enterprises that mainly operate in NACE industries 551, 552 and 553. |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | ||||||||
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3.5. Statistical unit | ||||||||
The statistical unit is a local kind-of-activity unit (accommodation establishment) that offers short-term paid accommodation services to customers. |
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3.6. Statistical population | ||||||||
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3.7. Reference area | ||||||||
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3.8. Coverage - Time | ||||||||
Coverage - Time [data comparable since (YYYY)]
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3.9. Base period | ||||||||
Not applicable. |
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The supply of accommodation services is described with the capacity data of accommodation establishments, that is, the numbers of establishments, rooms and beds. The use of accommodation services is described with the use of the capacity of accommodation establishments, which is measured with the occupancy rate of rooms and beds. In addition, the use of accommodation services is measured with the numbers of customers, i.e. persons arriving at the accommodation establishment, and overnight stays. |
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | ||||
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | ||||
Data according to the Regulation on tourism statistics are disseminated to Eurostat. |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
The data protection of data collected for statistical purposes is absolutely guaranteed in accordance with the Statistics Act (280/2004), the Personal Data Act (532/1999) and the Act on the Openness of Government activities (621/1999), as well as the requirements of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679). The data materials are protected at all stages of processing with the necessary physical and technical solutions. Statistics Finland has compiled detailed directions and instructions for confidential processing of the data. Employees have access only to the data essential for their duties. The premises where unit-level data are processed are not accessible to outsiders. Members of the personnel have signed a pledge of secrecy upon entering the service. Wilful breaching of data protection is punishable. |
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
As a precondition for presenting data, the statistics include a sufficient number of accommodation establishments, none of which are in a dominant position. |
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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 year. Statistical releases can be found under statistics-specific releases. Statistical data are released on the Internet at 8 am, unless otherwise indicated. The calendar is updated on weekdays. Statistics Finland's release calendar for the coming year is published every year in December. |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
Statistical data are available to all simultaneously at the time of release. The data required by the Regulation are supplied to Eurostat after the annual release. |
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The monthly preliminary data of the accommodation statistics are released within approximately four weeks from the end of the reference month. The final annual statistics are typically released in April. |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
The statistical releases and the statistical database updates of accommodation statistics are published on Statistics Finland's website. The links on the home page lead to the description of the statistics, concepts and definitions as well as free of charge statistical database tables (StatFin). More detailed data by country of residence and area are also published in Visit Finland’s Statistics Service Rudolf. |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
Accommodation statistics – regular series of publications released every month at the home page of accommodation statistics. Accommodation statistics annual 2022 publication available here. |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
Unit-level data can be obtained for scientific research by applying for a licence to use statistical data. |
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
National publication includes also financial indicators: price per room, price per night spent and RevPar (revenue per room). |
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
10.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
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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 quality criteria of Official Statistics of Finland are also compatible with the European Statistics Code of Practice. The principles are also compatible with those of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM). More information about this is available on Statistics Finland's on quality management pages. Every year Statistics Finland conducts statistical auditing that helps to ensure the quality of statistics. |
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | ||||||
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | ||||||||||
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | ||||||||||
[Optional] |
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12.3. Completeness | ||||||||||
12.3.1 Completeness
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capacity: Sampling design is census based on local kind-of-activity units in the Finnish Business Register with accommodation services as a primary or secondary activity (mainly agricultural producers). Capacity data excludes below threshold establishments consisting of individual cabins / cottages. Occupancy: Sampling design is census based on local kind-of-activity units in the Finnish Business Register with accommodation services as a primary or secondary activity (mainly agricultural producers). Data excludes below threshold establishments consisting of individual cabins / cottages. Other potential source of error includes undercoverage of local kind-of-activity units outside of accommodation or agricultural sectors providing accommodation services as a secondary activity. |
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13.2.1 Sampling errors - indicators (Occupancy only)
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13.3.1 Coverage-errors
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14.1. Timeliness | ||||||
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14.2. Punctuality | ||||||
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | ||||||
See 3.7 No known comparability issues. Data collection for Mainland Finland is done centrally by Statistics Finland using the same methods for all establishments. Data for Åland is collected separately by ÅSUB (Statistics and Research Åland) and is consolidated by Statistics Finland. |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | ||||||
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | ||||||
The accommodation statistics partially overlap with the statistics on Finnish travel as concerns paid accommodation. There are, however, differences in the target groups and methods. Accommodation statistics include only establishments with at least 20 beds while the statistics on Finnish travel include all paid accommodation used by Finns. Accommodation statistics include overnight stays by Finns of all ages, while the statistics on Finnish travel include only overnight stays by Finns aged 15 to 84. In addition, the statistics on Finnish travel are sample statistics and accommodation statistics are collected from all establishments meeting the criteria. Statistics Finland’s accommodation statistics are the only regularly produced statistics describing the supply and use of the services of accommodation establishments with physical measures. Monthly data on the sizes and the wages and salaries sum of accommodation establishments are obtained with Statistics Finland’s monthly indicators on services (’Other services’), in which accommodation activities are classified under section H together with food service activities. Accommodation activities can be distinguished as a separate industry at the 2-digit level of the classification. The monthly data on overnight stays at hotels and the occupancy rates of hotel rooms obtained from the accommodation statistics correlate strongly with the turnover data of accommodation activities. |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | ||||||
Coherence between annual and monthly data: Final annual data equals the sum of final monthly data (already revised), but the monthly data provided to Eurostat is preliminary. The deviation between provisional monthly figures and final annual figures are minor, typically within 0,5% regardless of variable. |
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Cost and burden are not systematically collected |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | ||||
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17.2. Data revision - practice | ||||
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18.1. Source data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18.1.1 Source data
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18.3.1 Type of survey
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18.5. Data compilation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capacity: In case no updated capacity data has been provided, the previously provided capacity data is used. Occupancy: Starting from January 2004, data for the non-respondents to the monthly inquiry have been estimated with statistical methods (imputation of missing data). The used substitute data are those of the non-respondent establishment for the same statistical reference month from one year earlier provided they are available. If they are not, data of a data supplier establishment that is as identical as possible (activity, capacity, region of location) are used. Starting from March 2020, the statistics use data only from a similar supplier establishment, because due to the coronavirus situation, the establishment's data from one year ago are not representative. The method of compensating for non-response improves the comparability of the statistics over time and regionally. |
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18.6. Adjustment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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No other comments |
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