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Altogether 360 bankruptcies were instigated in December 2025

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release | Bankruptcies and business restructuring proceedings 2025, December

According to Statistics Finland, 360 bankruptcy proceedings were instigated in December 2025, which is 92 more than in the corresponding period one year earlier. The number of staff-years in enterprises that filed for bankruptcy totalled 1,208, which is 186 staff-years more than in December 2024.

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  • In 2025, a total of 3,906 bankruptcy proceedings were instituted, while the corresponding figure was 3,488 in the year before.
  • In 2025, the number of staff-years in enterprises that filed for bankruptcy amounted to 14,268.
  • In December 2025, the 12-month moving annual change in enterprises that filed for bankruptcy was 12 per cent.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Bankruptcies and business restructuring proceedings [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, December. ISSN=2954-0607. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 16.1.2026].
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