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Number of bankruptcy proceedings concluded was 2,450 in 2021

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release | Bankruptcies and business restructuring proceedings 2021

According to Statistics Finland's data, a total of 2,450 bankruptcy proceedings were concluded by courts in 2021. Altogether 462 of the petitions for bankruptcy in 2021 ended with the certification of the disbursement list. Of the 2,821 petitions for bankruptcy processed in the previous year, 586 ended with the certification of the disbursement list. In other cases, bankruptcy proceedings were discontinued at different stages of the bankruptcy proceedings.

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  • Number of bankruptcy proceedings concluded was 2,450 in 2021.
  • A total of 462 of the petitions in 2021 ended with the certification of the disbursement list.
  • The commonest reason for discontinuing bankruptcy proceedings was the insufficient means of the bankruptcy estate, which was the reason in 1,257 cases.

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    Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Bankruptcies and business restructuring proceedings [online publication].
    Reference period: 2021. ISSN=2954-0607. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 23.11.2024].
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