Appendix table 1. Enterprise openings and closures by industry

Industry	Openings Q2/2019	Share of stock of enterprises, %	Change Q2/2019 - Q2/2018	Closures Q1/2019	Share of stock of enterprises1, %	Change Q1/2019 - Q1/2018
Total	8,381	2.2	-264	6,500	1.7	1,901
M Professional, scientific and technical activities	1,360	2.4	-24	1,198	2.1	463
F Construction	1,057	2.0	-108	834	1.6	237
G Wholesale and retail trade	885	1.5	-205	998	1.7	152
S Other service activities	665	2.5	-32	444	1.7	73
N Administrative and support service activities	588	2.9	24	399	1.9	128
H Transportation and storage	518	2.2	212	335	1.5	122
R Arts, entertainment and recreation	507	4.0	55	278	2.2	104
I Accommodation and food service activities	454	3.1	-31	289	1.9	47
J Information and communication	452	2.5	-49	389	2.2	153
C Manufacturing	418	1.5	-48	364	1.3	102
L Real estate activities	360	1.3	-32	243	0.9	115
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	345	1.7	20	181	0.9	46
Q Human health and social work activities	329	2.8	9	239	2.0	70
P Education	243	3.4	14	153	2.1	58
K Financial and insurance activities	70	1.6	-72	99	2.3	17
E Water supply	24	1.3	11	17	0.9	5
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	21	2.0	5	10	0.9	-2
B Mining and quarrying	14	1.2	-2	12	1.0	4
T Activities of households as employers	2	1.2	0	6	3.5	3
Other industries (O, U, X)	69	11.4	-11	12	2.0	4

Source: Enterprise openings 2019, 2nd quarter; enterprise closures 2019, 1st quarter. Statistics Finland

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Updated 25.10.2019

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Enterprise openings and closures [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-2346. 2nd quarter 2019, Appendix table 1. Enterprise openings and closures by industry . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.10.2025].
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