Statistics service

What statistics are available?

All statistics published by Customs on foreign trade are available in the Statistics Service. Finnish import and export statistics on the internal trade of the EU are provided by the Intrastat system, whereas the data on Finnish imports and exports with countries outside the EU is derived from customs declarations. Combined statistics on imports and exports are produced in accordance with international statistical classification systems.

More detailed information on the statistical principles and contents of the import and export statistics can be found under the following topics
> Content of Foreign Trade Statistics and
> Intrastat Guide

All statistical surveys are published in PDF format on the Finnish Customs website. The Customs website also contains several different statistical tables and diagrams:
> Statistical surveys
> Statistics
> Statistical graphics

The detailed foreign trade statistics of Finnish Customs can be obtained from the Uljas database (distribution system for foreign trade statistics).

The database can be accessed at the website: http://uljas.tulli.fi

Import and export statistics of all EU Member States can be obtained free of charge from Eurostat's Internet database.
> Eurostat Comext

What information will the statistics provide?

The Combined Nomenclature (CN) is the most detailed classification used for foreign trade statistics. All other classification systems used to produce foreign trade statistics are based on it. The CN code is most suitable when statistical data on foreign trade of certain products or commodities is required.
> Combined Nomenclature

Commodity statistics include monthly data on the following:

  • value by commodity code in Euros
  • net weight by commodity code (in addition, a supplementary measurement unit e. g. pcs, sqm, cbm etc. can be used for certain codes)
  • unit value per commodity code (e. g. euros per kg)

Statistics on imports are compiled according to country of origin and country of consignment and statistics on exports according to country of destination.

Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) can be applied, inter alia, to examine the break-down of Finnish imports and exports regarding a certain country.
> SITC classification

Classifications based on activity and main use of goods are mainly used to describe the structure and development of the trade as a whole. These classification systems include: CPA classification (Classification of Products by Activity), NACE classification (Nomenclature générale des Activités économiques dans les Communautés européennes) and MIG classification (Main Industrial Groupings). These classifications and correspondences between them are available on Eurostat's Internet Site.
> Eurostat's Classification Server (Ramon)

Transport statistics are produced according to commodity classes based on SITC and CSTE (Commodity Classification for Transport in Europe) classifications. Country concepts used in transport statistics are country of consignment and country of destination. Statistics are produced with breakdown into the following modes of transport:

  • sea
  • inland water
  • rail
  • road
  • air
  • post
  • other mode of transport

Transport statistics are also available on the Customs website Statistics > Transport statistics

Traffic statistics are published monthly and quarterly. They provide data on the arrivals and departures of vehicles by border-crossing points.

Indexes describing development of prices in foreign trade are available from 2005 on the Customs website: Statistics > Indexes

All the above-mentioned publications are available in electronic form. Statistical materials produced before 2000 are available in paper or on microfilm. Data produced before 1960 has been transferred to the National Archives > Archival database (In Finnish) (Tullihallitus I and Tullihallitus II archives)

Links and Contact details

> Combined Nomenclature
> TARIC database (search for commodity code from the Commission's database)
> Eurostat's Classification Server (Ramon)
> SITC classification

> Statistical surveys
> Statistics on the Customs website
> Foreign statistics on foreign trade

Eurostat publishes foreign trade statistics of all EU Member States on its website.
> Eurostat Comext

In Finland other foreign trade-related statistics are published, among others, by
> Statistics Finland
> Bank of Finland

Eurostat provides a great number of statistics on transport (including modes of transport, passenger flows, ports etc.):
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu click on Transport > Data.
The foreign trade database Comext can be also found on Eurostat's front page under the heading "External Trade".


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