Volume covered by granted building permits declined in the period December 2021 to February 2022 from one year back

release | Building and dwelling production 2022, February

According to Statistics Finland, in December to February, building permits for newbuilding were granted for a total of 7.0 million cubic metres, 17.3 per cent less than one year ago. Building permits for residential building construction were granted for 2.5 million cubic metres, which was 19.8 per cent less than one year previously. Especially the cubic volume granted for the construction of blocks of flats fell considerably, by 32.5 per cent. The cubic volume of other than residential building construction went down by 15.9 per cent. Building permits for 8,087 dwellings were granted over the period, 19 per cent less than one year previously.

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  • In December to February, the cubic volume granted for newbuilding decreased by 17,3 per cent from one year back.
  • In December to February, 19.0 per cent fewer building permits for dwellings were granted than in the previous year.
  • The cubic volume granted for block of flats projects decreased by 32.5 per cent in December to February from one year back.
  • In December to February, there were 4.9 per cent fewer dwelling starts than one year before.
  • In December to February, the cubic volume of completed building projects was 8.5 per cent higher than one year previously.

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Volume index of newbuilding 2015=100, trend, 2001M01-2022M02

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      Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Building and dwelling production [online publication].
      Reference period: 2022, February. ISSN=1798-9590. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 15.3.2025].
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