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Published: 24 February 2009

Vehicle stock grew by 5,6 per cent in 2008

At the end of 2008, the Finnish vehicle register contained 4,950,760 vehicles, of which 3,150,296 were automobiles. Automobiles accounted for 64.0 per cent of all registered vehicles. The total number of vehicles grew by 5.6 per cent and that of automobiles by 5.4 per cent from the year-end situation of 2007. These data, complied by Statistics Finland, are based on the vehicle traffic register of the Vehicle Administration Centre and the vehicle register of Ålands Motorfordonsbyrå. At the end of 2008, the vehicle register of Åland Islands contained around 35,000 vehicles.

At year-end 2008, there were 2,700,492 registered passenger cars in Finland. The stock of passenger cars grew by 5.1 per cent during the year. Examined by region, the growth in the number of passenger cars was largest, or 5,7 per cent, in Ostrobothnia and smallest, or 4.3 per cent, in Kymenlaakso and South Karelia. The whole country considered, the biggest relative increases in numbers of registrations were recorded for mopeds (up by 15.0%) and motor cycles (8.9%). Relative growths of under 5 per cent were recorded in the numbers of agricultural tractors, snowmobiles and trailers.

Vehicle stock 1960-2008

 

Sources: Vehicle stock statistics 2008. Statistics Finland, Vehicle Administration Centre, Ålands Motorfordonsbyrå

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Last updated 24.2.2009