In 2023, approximately 8.63 library visits were made per inhabitant in Finland. Physical library visits decreased significantly between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 restrictions. In the period from 2013 to 2019, the average number of library visits fluctuated annually between ten and nine per inhabitant.
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Average number of physical library visits in Finland from 2013 to 2023, per inhabitant
Characteristic
Number of library visists per inhabitant
2023
8.63
2022
7.44
2021
5.85
2020
6.41
2019
9.78
2018
9.09
2017
9.15
2016
8.99
2015
9.07
2014
9.29
2013
9.5
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The source adds the following information: "All the public libraries in Finland (except in the Åland Islands) and the Regional State Administrative Agencies take part in the production of the statistical information."
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Kirjastot.fi. (June 18, 2024). Average number of physical library visits in Finland from 2013 to 2023, per inhabitant [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/650606/finland-average-number-of-library-visits-per-inhabitant/
Kirjastot.fi. "Average number of physical library visits in Finland from 2013 to 2023, per inhabitant." Chart. June 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650606/finland-average-number-of-library-visits-per-inhabitant/
Kirjastot.fi. (2024). Average number of physical library visits in Finland from 2013 to 2023, per inhabitant. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650606/finland-average-number-of-library-visits-per-inhabitant/
Kirjastot.fi. "Average Number of Physical Library Visits in Finland from 2013 to 2023, per Inhabitant." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650606/finland-average-number-of-library-visits-per-inhabitant/
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