Enterprises' EBIT grew in 2024, even though turnover contracted

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release | Structural business and financial statement statistics 2024

According to Statistics Finland, the combined turnover of enterprises in manufacturing, construction, trade and service industries decreased by EUR 10.3 billion from the previous year, but EBIT improved by EUR 0.5 billion and rose to EUR 23 billion. Most of the growth was generated from service industries, while EBIT in trade and manufacturing was lower than in the previous year.

Key selections

  • The turnover of enterprises (TOL B to S excl. K) decreased in total by 2.1 per cent from the previous year in 2024.
  • In 2024, service industries managed to increase their turnover by three per cent.
  • In 2024, the number of enterprises more than doubled in postal and courier activities.
  • The figures in the release are based on enterprise unit level data from which items between legal units belonging to the enterprise unit have been eliminated. Figures based on legal units can be found in their own database tables.

Database tables

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Updated database tables
Classifications used:
  • Size category of turnover
  • TOL 2008
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
two times a year
Updated:
Classifications used:
TOL 2008
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
two times a year
Updated:
Classifications used:
  • Industry (TOL 2008)
  • Size category of enterprise by EU definition
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
two times a year
Updated:
Classifications used:
  • Size category of personnel
  • TOL 2008
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
two times a year
Updated:
Classifications used:
  • Industry (TOL 2008)
  • Size category of enterprise by EU definition
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
two times a year
Updated:
Classifications used:
TOL 2008
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
two times a year
Updated:
Classifications used:
  • Size category of personnel
  • TOL 2008
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
two times a year
Updated:
Classifications used:
  • Size category of turnover
  • TOL 2008
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
two times a year
Updated:
Classifications used:
  • TOL 2008
  • Legal form
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
Updated:
Classifications used:
  • TOL 2008
  • Sector category
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
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Classifications used:
  • Type of owner
  • TOL 2008
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
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Classifications used:
  • TOL 2008
  • Belongs to the enterprise group
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Structural business and financial statement statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2024. ISSN=2342-6233. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 19.12.2025].
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