Number of enterprise closures 18.1 per cent higher in the second quarter of 2024 than twelve months earlier

Release related to topics:Enterprises
release | Enterprise openings and closures 2024, 2nd quarter

According to Statistics Finland, there were 8,866 enterprise closures in April to June 2024. At the same time, enterprise openings numbered 10,847. In April to June 2024, the number of enterprise openings was 6.1 per cent higher than one year previously.

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  • There were more enterprise closures in January to June 2024 than in the whole of 2019.
  • There are multiple times more closures of limited partnerships and cooperatives than openings.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Enterprise openings and closures [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, 2nd quarter. ISSN=1799-2346. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.12.2024].
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