How many bankruptcies were instigated in December 2025?
In December 2025, 360 bankruptcies were instigated. A year earlier the count was 268, a change of +34.3 %.
Bankruptcies in Finland, December 2025
Statistics Finland recorded 360 instigated bankruptcies in December 2025. A year earlier there were 268 (+34.3 %).
Instigated
360
- 1,208
- +12 %
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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 154 bankruptcies. Regions use the 2025 municipality classification.
Helsinki
77
Vantaa
22
Tampere
18
Espoo
15
Lahti
15
Oulu
12
Pori
10
Turku
10
Kuopio
8
Joensuu
7
Kotka
6
Kouvola
6
Uusimaa
144
Pirkanmaa
32
Southwest Finland
29
Päijät-Häme
24
North Ostrobothnia
18
Kymenlaakso
15
North Savo
14
North Karelia
13
South Ostrobothnia
12
Central Finland
11
Satakunta
11
South Savo
9
Kainuu
8
South Karelia
5
Kanta-Häme
4
Lapland
4
Ostrobothnia
4
Åland
2
Central Ostrobothnia
1
Industries
The largest TOL section was Construction.
The largest 3-digit class was 561 Restaurants and mobile food service activities, 31 enterprises.
Construction
67
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
61
Accommodation and food service activities
43
Professional, scientific and technical activities
32
Manufacturing
23
Transportation and storage
21
Other service activities
19
Information and communication
18
Administrative and support service activities
18
Real estate activities
15
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
12
Arts, entertainment and recreation
9
Human health and social work activities
8
Education
6
Financial and insurance activities
4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
2
Unknown
2
561 Restaurants and mobile food service activities
31
412 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings
29
702 Management consultancy activities
14
960 Other personal service activities
14
620 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
13
682 Renting and operating of own or leased real estate
12
433 Building completion and finishing
12
439 Other specialised construction activities
11
452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
10
477 Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores
10
493 Other passenger land transport
9
563 Beverage serving activities
8
Questions
Bankruptcies in December 2025, short answers.
Where were bankruptcies concentrated in December 2025?
Helsinki had the most proceedings: 77.
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 | 281 | 211 |
| Natural persons | 64 | 41 |
| Others | 11 | 10 |
| General and limited partnerships | 4 | 6 |
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, 360 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.
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A clear source for the original data.
DM Faster Data (2026). Bankruptcies in Finland, December 2025. https://dmfaster.com/research/bankruptcies-finland/december-2025
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