The concepts described on these pages are words and expressions used in statistics with a specific, limited meaning. In everyday speech the word may have a different meaning. In connection with each definition you can find information about which sets of statistics use the concept.

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Internet sales

Internet sales are communication between a person and a data system. Online shopping as defined here means an order placed by completing and sending a ready-made electronic form on the Internet and shopping in actual Internet shops. Orders placed by a standard email message are not defined as online shopping. Purchases made on an extranet subject to the same conditions are also counted as Internet sales.



Statistics using the definition

Validity of the definition

  • Valid

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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