Quick Facts - Finland
Capital: Helsinki
Political system: Semi-presidential republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 5 May 1989
Population: 5 401 267 (2012)
Population density: 17.6 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Finnish and Swedish
Non-nationals of total population: 3.1 % (2011)
Population density: 17.6 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Finnish and Swedish
Non-nationals of total population: 3.1 % (2011)
Funding (2009)
Culture as share of total central government spending: 0.99 %Government expenditure on culture: 944 799 000 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 176.60 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 51.20 %
Employment (2009)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 2.26 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 20.20 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 13.61 %
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 150 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 170 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 1 868 USD (182 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 1.4 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 87.1 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 23/1/1970European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Entered into force 1/3/1998
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Accepted on 18/12/2006
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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334