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Number of bankruptcy proceedings concluded was 3,270 in 2023

release | Bankruptcies and business restructuring proceedings 2023

According to Statistics Finland's data, a total of 3,270 bankruptcy proceedings were concluded by courts in 2023. A total of 521 of these ended with certification of the disbursement list. In other cases, bankruptcy proceedings were discontinued at different stages of the bankruptcy proceedings.

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  • In 2023, the commonest reason for discontinuing bankruptcy proceedings was the insufficient means of the bankruptcy estate, which was the reason in 1,698 cases.
  • In 2022, the second commonest reason for discontinuing bankruptcy proceedings was withdrawal of the application, which was the reason in 538 cases.
  • Altogether 37 decisions on transferring to public receivership were made by district courts in 2023.

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