Statistics Finland
Encyclopedia
Statistics Finland is the national statistical institution in Finland
, established on 4 November 1865 to serve as an information service and to provide statistic
s and expertise in the statistical science
s. The institution employes over 1000 experts from varying fields.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, established on 4 November 1865 to serve as an information service and to provide statistic
Statistic
A statistic is a single measure of some attribute of a sample . It is calculated by applying a function to the values of the items comprising the sample which are known together as a set of data.More formally, statistical theory defines a statistic as a function of a sample where the function...
s and expertise in the statistical science
Statistical Science
Statistical Science is a review journal published by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. The founding editor was Morris H. DeGroot.-External links:*...
s. The institution employes over 1000 experts from varying fields.