http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/index_en.html Latest statistical releases from Statistics Finland on statistics Buildings and free-time residences en http://www.stat.fi/favicon.png http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/index_en.html 32 32 http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2012/rakke_2012_2013-05-24_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, there were a total of 496,200 free-time residences at the end of 2012. Municipal mergers changed the order of municipalities with most free-time residences. Measured by the number of free-time residences the biggest municipalities after the municipal mergers were Mikkeli and Kuopio, while in the year before the largest number of free-time residences was found in Parainen. Mikkeli's number of free-time residences grew as a result of municipal mergers with Ristiina and Suomenniemi at the beginning of 2013. The municipal merger with Nilsiä increased the number of free-time residences in Kuopio. As a result of municipal mergers, the number of free-time residences in many towns described the number of free-time residences in the area rather than the number of free-time residences in the actual town. Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2012/rakke_2012_2013-05-24_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2011/rakke_2011_2012-05-25_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, there were 493,000 free-time residences in Finland at the end of 2011. During 2011, the highest numbers of new free-time residences were built in Etelä-Savo and Lapland. By municipality, the highest numbers of new free-time residences were built in Kuusamo, Kittilä and Parainen: over 70 in the year in each. In absolute numbers, the construction of free-time residences decreased further. The building stock contained some 3,600 new free-time residences built in 2011. During the previous decade, the average number of free-time residences built per year was still over 4,000. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2011/rakke_2011_2012-05-25_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2010/rakke_2010_2011-05-26_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, there were 489,000 free-time residences in Finland at the end of 2010. In terms of absolute numbers, the municipality of Länsi-Turunmaa had the highest quantity of free-time residences, or over 8,000. Hämeenlinna, Kouvola, Salo, Kuopio,Kuusamo and Raasepori had the next largest numbers of free-time residences. In each of them the stock of free-time residences exceeded 6,000. As a result of municipal mergers, the number of free-time residences in many urban municipalities rather describes the volume of summer housing in the region than free-time residences located in the urban area. Thu, 26 May 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2010/rakke_2010_2011-05-26_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2009/rakke_2009_2010-05-28_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, there were 485,100 free-time residences in Finland at the end of 2009. In terms of absolute numbers, the municipality of Länsi-Turunmaa had the highest quantity of free-time residences, or over 8,000. Hämeenlinna, Kouvola, Salo, Raasepori and Kuusamo had the next largest numbers of free-time residences. In each of them the stock of free-time residences exceeded 6,000. At the end of 2009, altogether 56 municipalities had more free-time residences than permanently inhabited dwellings. Kustavi, Puumala, Hirvensalmi, Kuhmoinen, Sysmä and Mäntyharju had the highest ratio of free-time residences to inhabited dwellings. Fri, 28 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2009/rakke_2009_2010-05-28_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2008/rakke_2008_2009-12-21_tie_002_en.html One-storey and two-storey buildings account for 95 per cent of the total building stock. According to Statistics Finland buildings with ten storeys and more are quite rare. There are approximately 300 such landmarks in Finland and 200 of them were blocks of flat. There are 1421 000 buildings in Finland at the end of 2008. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/rakke/2008/rakke_2008_2009-12-21_tie_002_en.html