How many bankruptcies were instigated in August 2026?
In August 2026, 296 bankruptcies were instigated. A year earlier the count was 274, a change of +8 %.
Bankruptcies in Finland, August 2026
Statistics Finland recorded 296 instigated bankruptcies in August 2026. A year earlier there were 274 (+8 %).
Instigated
296
- 1,458
- +7 %
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Municipalities and regions
Helsinki was the month's largest bankruptcy municipality.
The chart shows the 12 largest municipalities. Other published municipalities account for 139 bankruptcies. Regions use the 2025 municipality classification.
Helsinki
62
Espoo
16
Tampere
13
Turku
12
Vantaa
11
Oulu
10
Jyväskylä
7
Rovaniemi
6
Kotka
5
Kuopio
5
Pori
5
Porvoo
5
Uusimaa
118
Southwest Finland
28
Pirkanmaa
26
North Ostrobothnia
20
Central Finland
18
Satakunta
12
Lapland
11
South Ostrobothnia
10
North Savo
10
Kymenlaakso
9
North Karelia
8
Kanta-Häme
6
Ostrobothnia
6
South Karelia
4
South Savo
4
Kainuu
3
Päijät-Häme
3
Åland
0
Central Ostrobothnia
0
Industries
The largest TOL section was Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles.
The largest 3-digit class was 412 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings, 21 enterprises.
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
58
Construction
40
Professional, scientific and technical activities
34
Accommodation and food service activities
23
Administrative and support service activities
23
Manufacturing
22
Transportation and storage
21
Real estate activities
21
Information and communication
15
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
9
Other service activities
9
Financial and insurance activities
5
Unknown
5
Education
3
Human health and social work activities
3
Arts, entertainment and recreation
2
Mining and quarrying
1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
1
412 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings
21
682 Renting and operating of own or leased real estate
19
561 Restaurants and mobile food service activities
19
702 Management consultancy activities
12
493 Other passenger land transport
11
452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
10
960 Other personal service activities
8
620 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
8
432 Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities
8
494 Freight transport by road and removal services
7
782 Temporary employment agency activities
7
711 Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
6
Questions
Bankruptcies in August 2026, short answers.
Where were bankruptcies concentrated in August 2026?
Helsinki had the most proceedings: 62.
Why are there no company names?
Statistics Finland tables 13fb, 13fe, and 13fd publish counts by place, industry, and legal form. They do not identify a company or a person.
| Form | Enterprises | Year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| Limited companies | 242 | 226 |
| Natural persons | 40 | 35 |
| General and limited partnerships | 8 | 8 |
| Others | 6 | 5 |
Method
How this month's count was calculated
The extract was read on 2026-10-25. Table 13fb was updated on 2026-10-20. The published count is instigated bankruptcies, 296 enterprises.
1. National count
Table 13fb supplies enterprises, staff-years, the 12-month sum, and the moving annual change.
2. Check
The national totals in tables 13fe and 13fd match the enterprise count in table 13fb.
3. Breakdown
Municipality and region come from table 13fe. TOL sections and 3-digit classes come from table 13fd.
Limits
- A proceeding instigated does not say whether it concluded or whether the enterprise kept operating.
- Staff-years are the table's own measure, not a list of people.
- Natural persons appear only as a legal-form count.
- The month's own year-over-year change is calculated from two published counts. The moving annual change is table 13fb's published percentage.
Cite this research
A clear source for the original data.
DM Faster Data (2026). Bankruptcies in Finland, August 2026. https://dmfaster.com/research/bankruptcies-finland/august-2026
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