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20109-Cover_Arco.qxd 21/09/07 9:55 Side 1 Nordic Statistical Yearbook Nordic 2007 Statistical Yearbook Nordic Store Strandstræde 18 DK-1255 København K www.norden.org Statistical Yearbook 2007 Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2007 is published Nordic for the 45th time. It is a reference book contai- ning comprehensive and easily accessible sta- tistics of various aspects of social life in the Statistical five Nordic countries, i.e. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. In addition data are also presented on the selfgoverning Yearbook regions, i.e. the Faroe Islands, Greenland and the Åland Islands. The aim of the yearbook is, as far as possible, to present comparable data on the Nordic countries. Additional tables on CD-ROM supplement the Nordic Statistical Yearbook. Nordisk 2007 statistisk årsbok 2007 Nordisk Nordisk statistisk årsbok utkommer nu för 45:e gången. Årsboken är en uppslagsbok, som avser vara en sammanfattande och överskåd- statistisk lig redovisning av statistik över samhällsför- hållandena i de fem nordiska länderna Danmark, Finland, Island, Norge och Sverige. årsbok I många av tabellerna redovisas också uppgif- ter om de självstyrande områdena Färöarna, Grönland och Åland. Syftet med årsboken är att lägga fram sinsemellan jämförbara uppgifter om de nordiska länderna. Ytterligare tabeller finns på den CD-ROM som Nord 2007:1 medföljer Nordisk statistisk årsbok 2007. ISBN 978-92-893-1551-7 CD-ROM with database included Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2007 Nordisk statistisk årsbok 2007 Volume 45 Edited by Ulla Agerskov Statistics Denmark Nord 2007:1 Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2007 Nordisk statistisk årsbok 2007 ISBN 978-92-893-1551-7 ISSN 1398-0017 Nord 2007:001 ISSN 0903-7004 © Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen 2007 Design: sisterbrandt designstue, Copenhagen Print: Arco Grafisk A/S, Skive, Denmark Copies: 2 500 Printed on paper approved by Nordic Environmental Labelling. This publication can be ordered on www.norden.org/order. Other Nordic publications are available at www.norden.org/publications Main suppliers of data: The Nordic national statistical institutes. Editor: Ulla Agerskov, Statistics Denmark. Secretariat: Leila Chéhadé, Statistics Denmark. Layout: Ulla Agerskov, Leila Chéhadé, Jan Folvig and Jan Vibe, Statistics Denmark. Maps: LIBER KARTOR, Stockholm. Printed in Denmark T R 8 Y 1 K 6 S 1- AG NR. 54 Nordic Council of Ministers Nordic Council Store Strandstræde 18 Store Strandstræde 18 DK-1255 Copenhagen K DK-1255 Copenhagen K Phone (+45) 3396 0200 Phone (+45) 3396 0400 Fax (+45) 3396 0202 Fax (+45) 3311 1870 www.norden.org www.norden.org Nordic co-operation Nordic cooperation is one of the world’s most ex- Nordic cooperation seeks to safeguard Nordic and tensive forms of regional collaboration, involving regional interests and principles in the global com- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and munity. Common Nordic values help the region so- three autonomous areas: the Faroe Islands, Green- lidify its position as one of the world’s most in- land, and Åland. Nordic cooperation has firm tradi- novative and competitive. tions in politics, the economy, and culture. It plays an important role in European and international col- laboration, and aims at creating a strong Nordic community in a strong Europe. 2 Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2007 Förord Preface The Nordic countries have much in common – their way of life, history, lan- guage and social structure. Many of these common features and the results of their joint efforts may be described by statistics. This is why the Nordic Council of Ministers publishes the Nordic Statistical Yearbook. Our ambition is to provide comparable statistics on the life in the Nordic countries – to shed light on the similarities and the differences. Against the background of globalization, data on conditions in the Nordic in relation to other Western European countries are also provided in a number of areas. The emphasis has been on making the data easy to understand and relevant to the way we live, which provides the publication with a variety of uses. Since 1997, the Nordic Council of Ministers has, pursuant to an agreement with Statistics Denmark, established and maintained a data bank of statistics supplied by the Nordic statistical institutes. Data for the Yearbook are extracted from this data bank. The publication includes a CD-ROM containing much more detailed infor- mation from the data bank than is provided in printed form. In particular, longer time series may be found on the CD-ROM, offering countless possibilities of making interesting analyses. The statistics included in the Nordic Statistical Yearbook may also help illuminate the focus of this year’s agenda for the Nordic Council of Ministers under the Finnish chairmanship: The Finnish Programme strives to strengthen the Nordic region in order to meet the challenges of globalisation. The programme stresses the importance of guaranteeing the success of the Nordic model, by further developing competitiveness and welfare. The programme prioritises key factors such as education, culture, health and social services as well as gender equality, at the same time as promoting the Nordic countries’ visibility in a global context. Enjoy your reading! Halldór Ásgrímsson Secretary-General Nordic Council of Ministers Copenhagen, October 2007 Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2007 Preface Förord De nordiska länderna har mycket gemensamt – livsstil, historia, språk och samhällsstruktur. Detta lägger grunden för en unik tradition av att samarbeta. Mycket av detta kan beskrivas med statistik, vilket är anledningen till att Nordiska ministerrådet ger ut Nordisk statistisk årsbok. Ambitionen är att presentera jämförbar statistik om livet och livsvillkoren i de nordiska länderna – att belysa likheterna och skillnaderna. I ljuset av globa- liseringen anges också de nordiska ländernas förhållande till det övriga Västeuropa på en rad områden. Stor vikt har lagts på att göra uppgifterna lätta att förstå och relevanta för det sätt på vilket vi lever. På så vis kan boken få många användnings- områden. Sedan 1997 har Nordiska ministerrådet en överenskommelse med Danmarks Stati- stik om att upprätta och underhålla en statistisk databas med hjälp av de nordiska statistikbyråerna. Uppgifterna i årsboken kommer från denna databas. Boken inne- håller en cd-romskiva med uppgifter från databasen som är mer detaljerade än de som publiceras i själva boken. I synnerhet innehåller skivan längre tidsserier, som ger otaliga möjligheter till intressanta analyser. Uppgifterna i Nordisk statistisk årsbok hjälper till att belysa frågor i årets finska ordförandeprogram för Nordiska ministerrådet: I det finska programmet strävar man efter att förstärka Nordens möjligheter att svara på de globala utmaningarna. I programmet framhävs vikten av att man garanterar att den nordiska modellen fungerar. Man lyfter därvid fram behovet av att konkurrenskraft och välfärd utvecklas vidare. Utbildning, kultur, social- och hälsovårdstjänster samt jämställd- het betonas samtidigt som uppmärksamhet ägnas åt att främja Nordens synlighet världen över. Mycket nöje med läsningen! Halldór Ásgrímsson Generalsekreterare Nordiska ministerrådet Köpenhamn i oktober 2007 Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2007 Innehåll Contents Preface ............................................................................................................. 3 Introduction to the Nordic countries ................................................................ 9 Facts about the Nordic countries...................................................................... 16 Statistics: Environment ............................................................................................... 33 Population................................................................................................... 51 Health and causes of death ......................................................................... 83 Income and social protection...................................................................... 95 Housing and consumption ......................................................................... 111 Education.................................................................................................... 119 Labour market ............................................................................................ 135 Culture and leisure...................................................................................... 149 Elections ..................................................................................................... 157 Prices and exchange rates........................................................................... 169 National accounts and balance of payments............................................... 183 Foreign trade............................................................................................... 199 Public finance............................................................................................. 217 Research and development ......................................................................... 225 The primary sector...................................................................................... 231 Manufacturing ............................................................................................ 255 Building and construction........................................................................... 261 Services and tourism................................................................................... 267 Information
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