Number of debtors in enforcement matters around 291,000 at the end of 2022

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According to Statistics Finland, there were two per cent more debtors in enforcement matters at the end of 2022 than in the corresponding period one year earlier. At the end of 2022, the number of debtors in enforcement matters was 291,158 and their total debt in recovery proceedings was EUR 7.6 billion. During the whole of 2022, the total number of debtors in enforcement matters was 570,070, that is, for 50 per cent of debtors the pendency of enforcement matters ended before the end of 2022. The enforcement matter’s pendency ends with the repayment of the debt or an impediment to enforcement discovered by the enforcement officer.

Key selections

  • At the end of 2022, there were two per cent more debtors in enforcement matters than one year earlier.
  • The number of enforcement matters has remained on level with the previous years.
  • Natural persons had, on average, a debt of EUR 24,980 per person and 7.6 enforcement matters pending at the end of 2022.
  • Legal persons had, on average, a debt of EUR 46,436 per person and 7.5 enforcement matters pending at the end of 2022.

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  • Pendency
  • Debtors level of education
  • Debtors occupation
  • Debtors income decile
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  • Pendency
  • Debtors gender
  • Family type
  • Number of children
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Classifications used:
  • Pendency
  • Debtors gender
  • Debtors main type of activity
  • Debtors age
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  • Pendency
  • Area
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  • Pendency
  • Type of applicant
  • Enforcement matter
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  • Pendency
  • Type of debtor
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Debtors in enforcement [online publication].
Reference period: 2022. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 7.11.2024].
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