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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 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.

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

You can use the data sets in the following ways.

National WMS and WFS data sets

• View and download data sets in Statistics Finland’s map service. Some functions are limited with the Firefox browser.
• Use the data in your own application by using the interface addresses given in the table below. 
  • Instructions for implementing interface services in the QGIS application (PDF) 
• 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.  
  • Instructions for downloading map data through a URL address (PDF)

Data sets provided in accordance with the INSPIRE Directive

• Use the data in your own application by using the interface addresses given in the table below. 
  • Instructions for using INSPIRE data sets in the QGIS application (PDF)
• Use the data in a web browser.
  • Instructions for using the OGC API Features interface in a browser (PDF)

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

Statistics Finland’s open geographic data

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). 

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

Further information

sijaintipalvelut@stat.fi