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Appendix table 1. Enterprise openings and closures by region

1) Region	Openings Q1/2015	Share of stock of enterprises, %	Change Q1/2015 - Q1/2014	Closures Q4/2014	Share of stock of enterprises, %	Change Q4/2014 - Q4/2013
WHOLE COUNTRY	8 595	2.5	-775	11 951	3.5	332
MAINLAND FINLAND	8 526	2.5	-770	11 843	3.5	329
Uusimaa	3 113	2.8	-241	4 259	3.9	642
Varsinais-Suomi	788	2.5	-65	1 028	3.2	-166
Pirkanmaa	786	2.6	-23	1 107	3.6	-31
North Ostrobothnia	509	2.6	-35	636	3.3	-57
Central Finland	361	2.5	-45	527	3.6	-11
Satakunta	330	2.4	-14	464	3.4	22
Pohjois-Savo	293	2.4	-14	396	3.2	-27
Ostrobothnia	282	2.5	-3	338	3.0	-58
South Ostrobothnia	253	1.9	-55	349	2.6	-40
Kanta-Häme	243	2.4	-25	360	3.6	14
Päijät-Häme	233	2.1	-51	375	3.4	-14
Kymenlaakso	203	2.3	-23	278	3.2	20
Lapland	196	1.8	-48	347	3.2	-15
North Karelia	193	2.4	-25	271	3.3	41
Etelä-Savo	171	1.9	-34	281	3.2	16
South Karelia	144	2.1	-20	223	3.3	-35
Central Ostrobothnia	77	1.9	-14	123	3.0	-19
Kainuu	74	2.0	-12	131	3.6	12
ÅLAND	69	2.5	-5	108	4.0	3
Åland	69	2.5	-5	108	4.0	3

1) Figures for the whole country also cover area categories Unknown and Rest of the World

Source: Business Register: Enterprise openings and closures. Enterprise openings, 2015 1st quarter; enterprise closures, 2014 4th quarter. Statistics Finland

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Updated 24.07.2015