Number of enterprise restructuring proceedings fell by 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 from the year before

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release | Bankruptcies and business restructuring proceedings 2022, 1st quarter

According to Statistics Finland's data, 68 enterprise restructuring proceedings were filed in the first quarter of 2022, which is 17 enterprises restructuring cases (20 %) fewer than in the corresponding period one year earlier. The number of staff-years in enterprises for which a petition for restructuring had been filed was 435, which is 361 staff-years (45.4 %) lower than in the year before.

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  • In the first quarter of 2022, altogether 68 enterprise restructuring proceedings were filed, which is 20 per cent fewer than one year earlier.
  • The number of staff-years in enterprises for which a petition for restructuring has been filed was 435 in the first quarter of 2022, which is 45.4 per cent lower than one year earlier.
  • In the first quarter of 2022, the number of enterprise restructuring proceedings decreased most in the main industry of trade, where only nine enterprise restructuring proceedings were filed.
  • In the first quarter of 2022, the number of enterprise restructuring proceedings increased most in the industry of transportation and storage, where 13 enterprise restructuring proceedings were filed.
  • The moving annual sum of enterprise restructuring proceedings grew by two per cent in the first quarter of 2022 from twelve months back.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Bankruptcies and business restructuring proceedings [online publication].
Reference period: 2022, 1st quarter. ISSN=2954-0607. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 19.3.2026].
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