Number of enterprise closures grew by 8 per cent in the second quarter of 2022 from one year ago

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release | Enterprise openings and closures 2022, 2nd quarter

According to Statistics Finland, there were 6,473 enterprise closures in the second quarter of 2022. During the quarter, the number of enterprise closures grew by eight per cent from the year before. At the same time, enterprise openings numbered 10,392. In the second quarter of 2022, the number of enterprise openings was two per cent lower than one year previously.

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  • In the second quarter of 2022, there were two per cent fewer enterprise openings than twelve months earlier
  • In the second quarter of 2022, the number of enterprise closures was eight per cent higher than one year before
  • Among the large industries, the number of enterprise closures increased most in other service activities compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Enterprise openings and closures [online publication].
Reference period: 2022, 2nd quarter. ISSN=1799-2346. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 24.11.2024].
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