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A total of 5,462 new passenger cars were registered in January 2026

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release | First registrations of motor vehicles 2026, January

According to Statistics Finland, a total of 5,462 new passenger cars were registered in January 2026, which was 5 per cent fewer than one year earlier. In all, 8,992 new vehicles were registered in January. First registrations decreased by 9 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year.

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  • A total of 5,462 new passenger cars were registered in January 2026, which was 5 per cent fewer than one year earlier.
  • Of first-time registered passenger cars, altogether 46 per cent were fully electric. The number of their registrations was 2,505, or 53 per cent higher than one year earlier.
  • In all, 1,966 new petrol-fuelled passenger cars were registered in January, which was 20 per cent fewer than one year earlier.

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First registrations of passenger cars by driving power and region in January 2026

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): First registrations of motor vehicles [online publication].
Reference period: 2026, January. ISSN=2342-365X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 5.2.2026].
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