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Number of debtors in enforcement matters around 284,000 at the end of 2021

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release | Debtors in enforcement 2021

Change

A new variable was added to the table on debtors in the statistics on enforcement matters, “Total debt in recovery proceedings, EUR billion”.
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According to Statistics Finland's data, there were four per cent more debtors in enforcement matters at the end of 2021 than in the corresponding period one year earlier. At the end of 2021, the total number of debtors in enforcement matters was around 284,000 and their total debt in recovery proceedings was EUR 6.4 billion. During the whole of 2021, the total number of debtors in enforcement matters was 560,741, for 276,484 of whom the pendency of enforcement matters ended before the end of 2021.

Key selections

  • At the end of 2021, there were four per cent more debtors in enforcement matters than one year earlier.
  • The number of enforcement matters has remained on level with the previous year.
  • Natural persons had an average debt of EUR 21,940 per person at the end of 2021.
  • Natural persons had an average of eight enforcement matters per person at the end of 2021.

Change

A new variable was added to the table on debtors in the statistics on enforcement matters, “Total debt in recovery proceedings, EUR billion”.
Read more about the change

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Updated database tables
11q8
Classifications used:
  • Pendency
  • Debtors level of education
  • Debtors occupation
  • Debtors income decile
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year
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11q9
Classifications used:
  • Pendency
  • Debtors gender
  • Family type
  • Number of children
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year
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year
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11q7
Classifications used:
  • Pendency
  • Debtors gender
  • Debtors main type of activity
  • Debtors age
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year
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year
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134f
Classifications used:
  • Pendency
  • Type of applicant
  • Enforcement matter
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137z
Classifications used:
  • Pendency
  • Area
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year
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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Debtors in enforcement [online publication].
Reference period: 2021. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 31.5.2025].
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