Financial statements inquiry for enterprises

In a random sample, smaller enterprises from different industries are also included in the inquiry.

Organisations have an obligation to provide data. The obligation to provide data is based on the Statistics Act (280/2004).

The data are used for the compilation of statistics on financial statements and those describing enterprises’ foreign ownership and other structural business statistics and economic statistics. The collected enterprise and establishment data are also used as research material and in calculations of national accounts, regional accounts and financial accounts.

The data from the data collection are used in the following statistics:

• Regional Accounts
• Statistics on service industry commodities
• Financial accounts
• Industrial output
• Annual national accounts
• Structural business and financial statement statistics

Statistics are beneficial for enterprises as well. Statistics can be used by enterprises to monitor, for example, the development of pay or trade in Finland. ⁠⁠The more comprehensive the data we receive from enterprises, the better our statistics describe the activity of enterprises. Enterprises will then get better statistics as a basis for their decision-making.

To thank you for responding, there is a link on the end page to a compilation of business statistics where you can view statistical data by industry. Previous statistical releases can also be accessed on the end page and the latest statistical news on selected topics can be ordered to your email free of charge there.

The data collection concerns all enterprises in the sample in which the accounting period ended during previous year.

Only data for the last concluded accounting period last year are reported on the form.

The data collection concerns the parent company.

Yes, you can. Request more time for responding on the Basic information tab of the form, or contact contact us.

Financial statements can be sent on the Send files tab on the data collection form.

Remuneration costs for own personnel are not reported at all on the form, they derive from the profit and loss account. Only external remuneration costs are reported on the form in the breakdown of expenses under Renting of labour force and Subcontracting.

Such turnover (e.g. in services and social work) is recorded under 1.3.7 Turnover from other service activities.

Increases due to mergers are not reported in increases of fixed assets. Changes that occurred during the accounting period are reported in increases and decreases.

Increases: Increases in fixed assets arising from business transactions at acquisition prices during the accounting period (excl. increases due to mergers).

Decreases: Selling of fixed assets during the accounting period arising from business transactions at the actual value of the transactions, such as the total amount of transfer prices, insurance compensations or other payments. Depreciations or reductions in value are not reported in decreases. Only sales and transfers are reported in decreases.

Report here the volume of interest-bearing liabilities (of financial corporations) on long-term and short-term creditors as set out in the balance sheet, as well as subordinate loans.

This transmission of electricity, heat and gas is included in the turnover breakdown under 1.3.1 Turnover from wholesale and retail trade.

It is reported under 1.1 Turnover from industrial activities.

• Turnover from deliveries of self-produced electricity is reported under 1.1.2
• Turnover from sales of self-produced heat is reported under 1.1.3
• Network activity, turnover from transmission and distribution of electricity are reported under 1.1.4