Change
Starting from the statistical reference year 2021, turnover and value added data on financial and insurance activities (TOL K) will be added to the structural business and financial statement statistics.
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Number of personnel in enterprises was 1.4 million in 2021
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland, the combined number of personnel in enterprises in 2021 was 1.4 million converted into full-time employees. The calculation method of the number of personnel was changed starting from data concerning 2021, so the figures are not comparable with previous years. Measured by the number of personnel, the most significant industries in 2021 were manufacturing (TOL C) and trade (TOL G). Among the industries, the combined number of personnel in enterprises was lowest in mining and quarrying (TOL B) and education (TOL P).
Change
The structural business statistics will be renewed in autumn 2022, which will cause a break in the time series between 2020 and 2021.
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Key selections
- The combined number of personnel in enterprises in 2021 was 1.4 million converted into full-time employees.
- Manufacturing (TOL C) and trade (TOL G) were the industries with the highest number of employees.
- The industries with the lowest number of personnel were, in turn, mining and quarrying (TOL B) and education (TOL P).
- The figures in the release are based on enterprise unit level data.
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- Size category of enterprise by EU definition
- Industry (TOL 2008)
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Referencing instructions
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Structural business and financial statement statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2021. ISSN=2342-6233. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 30.4.2026].
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