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Bankruptcy barometer

Key figures for the company stock in Finland: how many companies are active, how many have ceased or entered distress, and how they split across industries. Free to cite with attribution.

Companies in the register
2,939,091
Active companies
1,424,529
Ceased or in distress
1,514,562
Active share
48.5 %

Industries

The company stock split across top-level industry groups (NACE sections). The 'ceased/distressed' column counts companies that are no longer active — ceased, dissolved (voluntarily or after bankruptcy) or carrying a registered distress status.

Industry groupCompaniesOf which ceased/distressed
Agriculture, forestry and fishing (A)414,83886,290
Real estate activities (L)172,16318,695
Professional, scientific and technical activities (M)147,89845,880
Other service activities (S)107,86015,283
Construction (F)104,36331,694
Wholesale and retail trade (G)103,24735,806
Transportation and storage (H)71,89227,417
Human health and social work (Q)70,72913,121
Manufacturing (C)70,61231,034
Administrative and support services (N)65,83525,754
Arts, entertainment and recreation (R)48,7839,199
Financial and insurance activities (K)42,42711,321
Information and communication (J)39,2006,989
Accommodation and food service (I)33,52510,507
Education (P)27,6909,164
Water supply and waste management (E)4,0501,252
Electricity, gas and steam supply (D)3,294817
Mining and quarrying (B)2,274823
Public administration and defence (O)2,214671
Households as employers (T)352127
Extraterritorial organisations (U)18149

Register status

The most common status values exactly as they appear in the source register. The vocabulary is the register's own and is shown untranslated.

StatusCompanies
CEASED1,460,833
ACTIVE1,110,672
INACTIVE302,717
DISSOLVED AFTER FUSION22,547
DISSOLVED AFTER INTERRUPTED ACTIVITY10,308
UNDER BANKRUPTCY8,409
UNDER LIQUIDATION8,121
DISSOLVED AFTER BANKRUPTCY4,952
DISSOLVED AFTER DEMERGER3,790
DISSOLVED AFTER LIQUIDATION3,653
ACTIVITY INTERRUPTED3,019
DISSOLVED AFTER RECONSTRUCTION70

New registrations per month

Companies registered per month (most recent full months; the current month is excluded).

MonthCompanies
Sept 20245,600
Oct 20245,738
Nov 20245,350
Dec 20244,614
Jan 20256,076
Feb 20255,692
Mar 20256,459
Apr 20256,523
May 20256,877
Jun 20255,762
Jul 20254,745
Aug 20255,610
Sept 20255,907
Oct 20255,844
Nov 20255,535
Dec 20255,070
Jan 20265,932
Feb 20265,866
Mar 20266,784
Apr 20266,265
May 20266,101
Jun 20265,718
Jul 20264,949
Aug 20266,538

Methodology and sources

The figures are aggregates over Risika's unified Nordic company index, built on the official register for Finland (PRH / YTJ). See data sources & methodology for the full source chain.

The barometer refreshes monthly. 'Ceased or in distress' is a snapshot of companies that are no longer active — spanning ordinary cessations (voluntary liquidation, mergers, etc.) as well as genuine distress statuses (bankruptcy, forced dissolution). It is not the number of new bankruptcies in the period; see the register-status table for the split.

Journalists and analysts are free to cite these figures with attribution to Riskpilot/Risika.

  • We only show what the register holds — where a figure is missing it is omitted, never estimated.
  • Companies with an unknown or dormant status count toward the total but neither as active nor as ceased/distressed.
  • Industry splits use each company's registered NACE code; companies without a code are not in the industry table.

Last updated: 1 September 2026