Open geographic data

Statistics Finland's open geographic data mainly consist of statistical areas and statistical data combined with them. On this page you can find collected information about the contents and interfaces of Statistics Finland's open geographic data and instructions for implementing them.

Statistics Finland's open geographic data are part of the national geographic information infrastructure. Further information about the infrastructure and the regulations and standards that define it can be found on the website of the National Land Survey (in Finnish).

Using the data sets

Statistics Finland's data are available on the WMS and WFS interfaces. Some of the data are also available in a form compliant with the INSPIRE Directive. These data are available both on the WMS interface and on the new type of OGC API Features interface.

Unlike the others, the grid net for statistics 250 m x 250 m is provided as a download link (see data presentations below).

You can use the data sets in the following ways.

National WMS and WFS data sets

1. View and download data sets in Statistics Finland’s map service.

2. Apply the data to your own application using the interface addresses.

3. You can download the data with URL queries. You can define the characteristics of the data to be downloaded in the query, like the file format or the desired area.  

Data sets provided in accordance with the INSPIRE Directive

1. Use the data in your own application by using the interface addresses given in the table below. 

2. Use the data in a web browser.

Further information about the OGC API Features standard is available on the OGC website.

Data presentations

Statistics Finland's open geographic data are listed in the table below. Each dataset has its own introductory page. The metadata of the data sets are described in Paikkatietohakemisto (the geographic data index). 

 

Municipality-based statistical units

Data presentation

Description in Paikkatietohakemisto (geographic data index)

Interface addresses of the service

National data:

https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/tilastointialueet/wms https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/tilastointialueet/wfs

INSPIRE data:

https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/wms https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/api/su

Population by municipality-based units

Data presentation

Description in Paikkatietohakemisto (geographic data index)

Interface addresses of the service

National data:

https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/vaestoalue/wms https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/vaestoalue/wfs

INSPIRE data:

no view service
https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/api/pd

Paavo – Open data by postal code area

Data presentation

Description in Paikkatietohakemisto (geographic data index)

Interface addresses of the service

National data:

https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/postialue/wms https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/postialue/wfs

Grid net for statistics 1 km x 1 km

Data presentation

Description in Paikkatietohakemisto (geographic data index)

Interface addresses of the service

National data:

https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/tilastointialueet/wms https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/tilastointialueet/wfs

INSPIRE data:

https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/wms https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/api/su

Grid net for statistics 5 km x 5 km

Data presentation

Description in Paikkatietohakemisto (geographic data index)

Interface addresses of the service

National data:

https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/tilastointialueet/wms https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/tilastointialueet/wfs

INSPIRE data:

https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/wms https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/api/su

Population grid data 1 km x 1 km

Data presentation

Description in Paikkatietohakemisto (geographic data index)

Interface addresses of the service

National data:

https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/vaestoruutu/wms https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/vaestoruutu/wfs

INSPIRE data:

no view service
https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/api/pd

Population grid data 5 km x 5 km

Data presentation

Description in Paikkatietohakemisto (geographic data index)

Interface addresses of the service

National data:

https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/vaestoruutu/wms https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/vaestoruutu/wfs

INSPIRE data:

no view service
https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/api/pd

Road traffic accidents

Data presentation

Description in Paikkatietohakemisto (geographic data index)

Interface addresses of the service

National data:

https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/tieliikenne/wms https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/tieliikenne/wfs

Educational institutions

Data presentation

Description in Paikkatietohakemisto (geographic data index)

Interface addresses of the service

National data:

https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/oppilaitokset/wms https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/oppilaitokset/wfs

INSPIRE data:

https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/wms https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/api/us

Production and industrial facilities

Data presentation

Description in Paikkatietohakemisto (geographic data index)

Interface addresses of the service

National data:

https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/ttlaitokset/wms https://geo.stat.fi/geoserver/ttlaitokset/wfs

INSPIRE data:

https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/wms https://geo.stat.fi/inspire/ogc/api/pf

Statistics Finland's geographic data have also been published in the national geographic information portal Paikkatietoikkuna.

Further information

sijaintipalvelut@stat.fi