Culture

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)

Cultural statistics describe production, supply, finances, public support, labour force, education, interest in and consumption regarding various fields of arts and culture. The data are collected from various sources and published two times a year.

Detailed tables of the statistics are available in the StatFin database

You can find updated tables in the StatFin database. Extract the data you need into tables, view the data as charts or download the data for your use.Go to the database

Releases

Number of pupils in basic arts education 127,000 in 2024

Culture 2024, basic education in arts

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Number of students in the field of culture grew by two per cent in 2023

Culture 2023, cultural education in Finland

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Future releases

Documentation

Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.

Go to documentation of the statistics

Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Culture [online publication].
ISSN=2341-7404. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 28.2.2026].
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Contact information

Inquiries primarily

Riitta Hanifi
Researcher
029 551 2946