Registered new enterprises numbered 13,470 in January to March 2022

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release | Enterprise openings and closures 2022, 1st quarter

According to Statistics Finland, 13,470 new enterprises were registered during the first quarter of 2022. Compared to the corresponding period of the year before, the number of registrations went down by 5.1 per cent. Of the registered enterprises 5,489 were limited companies and 7,850 were natural persons.

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  • During the first quarter of 2022, altogether 13,470 new enterprises were registered.
  • Of the enterprises registered during the first quarter of 2022, a total of 5,489 were limited companies and 7,850 were natural persons.
  • In all, 5.1 per cent fewer new enterprises were registered during the first quarter of 2022 than twelve months earlier.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Enterprise openings and closures [online publication].
Reference period: 2022, 1st quarter. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 2.7.2025].
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