Altogether 219 bankruptcies were instigated in August 2022

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release | Bankruptcies and business restructuring proceedings 2022, August

According to Statistics Finland, 219 bankruptcy proceedings were instigated in August 2022, which is 51 more than in the corresponding period one year earlier. The number of staff-years in enterprises that filed for bankruptcy was 681, which is 28 staff-years fewer than in August of the previous year.

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  • Altogether 219 bankruptcies were instigated in August 2022.
  • In August 2022, the number of staff-years in enterprises that filed for bankruptcy totalled 681.
  • In order to prevent a wave of bankruptcies caused by the coronavirus pandemic, filing for bankruptcy was limited by temporary legislative amendments from 1 May 2020 to 30 September 2021.

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    Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Bankruptcies and business restructuring proceedings [online publication].
    Reference period: 2022, August. ISSN=2954-0607. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 8.11.2024].
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