Enterprise openings and closures

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Fewer new enterprises are being established
25 Jul 2013
According to Statistics Finland, the number of enterprise openings decreased by 7.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 from the respective quarter of the year before. In the fourth quarter of 2012, the number of enterprise closures was 17.5 per cent higher than in the corresponding quarter of the year before. Examined by industry, enterprise openings were most numerous in professional, scientific and technical activities while the number of enterprise closures was highest in trade, and examined by region both enterprise openings and closures were highest in Uusimaa. According to preliminary data on the whole year, the number of enterprise openings decreased by 4.1 per cent and the number of enterprise closures increased by 3.6 per cent in 2012 compared with the previous year.

Next release:
17 Oct 2013