| Census/survey characteristics |
| Type |
Virtual Census |
| Title |
2010 Population Census |
| Statistical agency |
Statistics Finland |
| Population universe |
In Finland the complete set of statistics on the 2010 Population Census contains data describing the population structure, families, dwellings and housing conditions, buildings and free-time residences, and employment. Population censuses are drawn in Finland entirely from registers and administrative files. The reference point of time of the census is 31 December 2010. |
| De jure or de facto |
De jure (register-based) |
| Census/survey day |
December 31, 2010 |
| Field work period |
Register reference date of December 31, 2010 |
| Questionnaire |
Population censuses are drawn in Finland entirely from registers and administrative files. Information compiled for the census describes the population structure, families, dwellings and housing conditions, buildings and free-time residences, and employment. |
| Type of fieldwork |
Register data from a variety of sources including Population Information System of the Population Register Centre, Finnish National Board of Education, the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, the Ministry of Labour’s Register of Jobseekers, taxation data, and others. |
| Microdata sample characteristics |
| Sample design |
Random sample of 5% of individuals. |
| Sample fraction |
0.05 |
| Sample size (person records) |
263226 |
| Sample weights |
Self-weighting (expansion factor = 20). |
| Units identified in microdata |
| Dwellings |
No |
| Vacant units |
No |
| Households |
No |
| Collective dwellings |
No |
| Smallest geography |
None |
| Unit definitions |
| Dwellings |
A dwelling is a housing unit intended to be residential. |
| Households |
Households are persons who are permanently residing in a dwelling unit. |
| Special populations |
Persons who, according to the Population Information System of the Population Register Centre, are permanently institutionalised, living in residential homes and abroad and homeless people are not included in the dwelling population. Likewise, persons living in buildings classified as residential homes whose living quarters do not meet the definition of dwelling are not included. |