Book production and sales in Finland 2002
Production
(published by the member companies of the Finnish Book Publishers Association)
New titles
| | 2002 | 2001 | % |
| Domestic fiction | 283 | 249 | 13,7 |
| Translated fiction | 295 | 314 | -6,1 |
| Children’s books and juveniles | 956 | 1 003 | -4,7 |
| Poems and plays | 69 | 70 | -1,4 |
| Encyclopedias, large volume reference books | 34 | 31 | 9,7 |
| Other non-fiction | 1 645 | 1 767 | -6,9 |
| GENERAL LITERATURE | 3 282 | 3 434 | -4,4 |
| Textbooks for comprehensive schools | 241 | 325 | -25,8 |
Textbooks for upper secondary schools,
vocational schools etc. | 403 | 462 | -12,8 |
| TOTAL | 3 926 | 4 221 | -7,0 |
Total production (new titles and reprints)
| | 2002 | 2001 | % |
| Domestic fiction | 515 | 402 | 27,8 |
| Translated fiction | 597 | 544 | 9,7 |
| Children’s books and juveniles | 1 440 | 1 439 | 0,1 |
| Poems and plays | 93 | 114 | -18,4 |
| Encyclopedias, large volume reference books | 58 | 53 | 9,4 |
| Other non-fiction | 2 527 | 2 649 | -4,6 |
| GENERAL LITERATURE | 5 230 | 5 202 | 0,5 |
| Textbooks for comprehensive schools | 1 001 | 1 137 | 12,0 |
Textbooks for upper secondary schools,
vocational schools etc. | 1 162 | 1 103 | 5,3 |
| TOTAL | 7 393 | 7 442 | -0,7 |
Sales
| Sales by categories (1000 EUR) | 2002 | 2001 | % |
| Fiction | 38 148 | 37 193 | 2,6 |
| Children’s books and juveniles | 40 787 | 41 168 | -0,9 |
| Encyclopedias, large volume reference books | 17 784 | 15 225 | 16,8 |
| Other non-fiction | 90 674 | 89 198 | 1,7 |
| GENERAL LITERATURE | 187 393 | 182 784 | 2,5 |
| Textbooks for comprehensive schools | 45 255 | 42 653 | 6,1 |
| Textbooks for upper secondary schools, vocational schools etc. | 35 047 | 34 630 | 1,2 |
| TEXTBOOKS | 80 3023 | 77 283 | 3,9 |
| TOTAL | 268 779 | 262 027 | 2,6 |
| Sales by categories (1000 copies) | 2002 | 2001 | % |
| Fiction | 4 428 | 4 423 | 0,3 |
| Children’s books and juveniles | 8 016 | 9 340 | -14,2 |
| Encyclopedias, large volume reference books | 366 | 486 | -24,7 |
| Other non-fiction | 7 073 | 7 314 | -3,3 |
| GENERAL LITERATURE | 19 883 | 21 553 | -7,7 |
| Textbooks for comprehensive schools | 4 533 | 4 423 | 2,5 |
| Textbooks for upper secondary schools, vocational schools etc. | 2 613 | 2 669 | -2,1 |
| TEXTBOOKS | 7 146 | 7 092 | -2,1 |
| TOTAL | 27 029 | 28 645 | -5,6 |