The `sotkanet` R package aims to make retrieval of sotkanet indicator data easy using R. Sotkanet.fi Statistics and Indicator Bank is maintained by The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and it contains data on population welfare and health from 1990 onwards.
sotkanet functions
The main ways to interact with Sotkanet REST API are with the
following functions: GetDataSotkanet for downloading data
from specific indicator(s), SotkanetIndicators for
retrieving metadata on all or user specified indicators as a well
defined list and SotkanetIndicatorMetadata as a
specialized case returning an untruncated ("raw") output as default.
Attribution and licensing
For citing this package, see citation("sotkanet")
For terms of use of Sotkanet data, see THL Sotkanet REST API documentation (in Finnish).
A short and unofficial English summary of the Finnish Terms of use is as follows: The end user of this package should note that
metadata related to regional classifications and indicators is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC BY 4.0),
statistical data and indicators produced by THL are likewise released under a CC BY 4.0 license,
statistical data and indicators produced by other parties than THL should be only used in accordance with a separate agreement.
CC BY 4.0 terms state that when using data accessed through the sotkanet API you should always give appropriate credit to Sotkanet as a data source and include a link to sotkanet website: https://sotkanet.fi. In the case of individual indicators, the producer of the indicator should also be attributed separately.
This information is subject to change and the developers of this package cannot guarantee that information stated here is correct. This unofficial English translation related to data terms of use is provided solely as a convenience to the end user. The user of this package should always check the full text of Sotkanet terms of use from the original source (see the link above to Sotkanet REST API documentation).
Basic information about the package
| Package: | sotkanet |
| Type: | Package |
| Version: | See sessionInfo() or DESCRIPTION file |
| Date: | 2013-2024 |
| License: | BSD 2-clause License |
| LazyLoad: | yes |
Author
Leo Lahti (leo.lahti@iki.fi), Einari Happonen, Juuso Parkkinen Joona Lehtomaki, Vesa Saaristo, Pyry Kantanen and Aleksi Lahtinen