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Building stock and new production 2026, August

Cubic volume of granted building permits increased by 19 per cent in August 2026 from one year back

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According to Statistics Finland, the annual cubic volume of construction actions having been granted a building permit for newbuilding increased by 19 per cent in August 2026 from one year ago. Building permits were granted for a total of 37 million cubic metres between September 2025 and August 2026. Over the period, building projects totalling 26 million cubic metres were completed, which was 16 per cent down from one year earlier.

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  • In August 2026, the annual cubic volume of building permits granted for residential buildings decreased by 15 per cent. The cubic volume of other than residential building construction went up by 27 per cent.
  • The increase in the volume of granted building permits is mainly attributable to information and communications technology buildings, which include data centres and IT areas.
  • Building permits were granted for a total of 15,554 dwellings, which was 17 per cent less than one year earlier.
  • The trend of the volume index of newbuilding, which describes the constant-price value of ongoing building production, was one per cent lower in August 2026 than one year earlier.
  • The moving annual total of cubic volume of building projects started was four per cent lower than one year earlier.

Cubic volume covered by granted building permits was bigger than one year ago in thirteen regions

The annual total cubic volume of building permits granted for newbuilding was highest in Uusimaa and North Ostrobothnia in August 2026. The cubic volume was bigger than one year earlier in thirteen regions.

The annual total of the cubic volume of completed building projects was highest in Uusimaa and Southwest Finland in August 2026. The cubic volume went up in eight regions.

In the whole country, the annual total of new dwellings completed at building sites was 20,740 in August 2026, which was fifteen per cent higher than one year earlier. Among the regions, most dwellings were completed in Uusimaa, 9,501. Compared to the previous year, the number of completed new dwellings increased in ten regions.

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Volume index of newbuilding 2020=100, trend in 2000M01 to 2026M08

Construction actions having been granted a building permit by region, moving annual total, 2026M08

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Building stock and new production [online publication].
Reference period: 2026, August. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 21.10.2026].
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