In 2021, the book industry generated in total 2.4 billion euros revenue in Finland. The revenue generated by the publishing sector was roughly two billion euros, while the book retail sales reached a revenue of 151 million euros. Retail sale of books, music, and video recordings via mail order houses and net commerce generated around 79 million euros. By comparison, revenue figures of book binding and second-hand shops stayed below ten million euros in 2021.
Revenue of book retail sales and publishing companies in Finland in 2021, by sector (in 1,000 euros)
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Statistics Finland. (December 31, 2022). Revenue of book retail sales and publishing companies in Finland in 2021, by sector (in 1,000 euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/870267/revenue-of-book-industry-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Revenue of book retail sales and publishing companies in Finland in 2021, by sector (in 1,000 euros)." Chart. December 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870267/revenue-of-book-industry-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. (2022). Revenue of book retail sales and publishing companies in Finland in 2021, by sector (in 1,000 euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870267/revenue-of-book-industry-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Revenue of Book Retail Sales and Publishing Companies in Finland in 2021, by Sector (in 1,000 Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870267/revenue-of-book-industry-in-finland/
Statistics Finland, Revenue of book retail sales and publishing companies in Finland in 2021, by sector (in 1,000 euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870267/revenue-of-book-industry-in-finland/ (last visited December 10, 2023)
Revenue of book retail sales and publishing companies in Finland in 2021, by sector (in 1,000 euros) [Graph], Statistics Finland, December 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/870267/revenue-of-book-industry-in-finland/