Number of enterprise openings 4.3 per cent fewer in the last quarter of 2024 than one year before

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release | Enterprise openings and closures 2024, 4th quarter

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According to Statistics Finland, there were 9,016 enterprise openings in October to December 2024. During the quarter, the number of enterprise openings decreased by 4.3 per cent from the previous year. Altogether 4,150 limited companies closed down during the quarter.

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  • In the last quarter of 2024, there were altogether 4.3 per cent fewer enterprise openings than twelve months earlier.
  • The number of enterprise openings was highest in professional, scientific and technical activities in the last quarter of 2024.
  • ⁠Most closures of limited companies were recorded in professional, scientific and technical
    activities, where the number of enterprise closures was 929 during the quarter.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Enterprise openings and closures [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, 4th quarter. ISSN=1799-2346. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 23.4.2025].
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