How many bankruptcies were instigated in February 2026?
In February 2026, 379 bankruptcies were instigated. A year earlier the count was 328, a change of +15.5 %.
Bankruptcies in Finland, February 2026
Statistics Finland recorded 379 instigated bankruptcies in February 2026. A year earlier there were 328 (+15.5 %).
Instigated
379
- 928
- +11 %
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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 178 bankruptcies. Regions use the 2025 municipality classification.
Helsinki
68
Espoo
27
Tampere
21
Vantaa
16
Oulu
13
Kuopio
9
Turku
9
Jyväskylä
8
Lahti
8
Nurmijärvi
8
Porvoo
8
Hyvinkää
6
Uusimaa
159
Pirkanmaa
32
Southwest Finland
25
Central Finland
23
North Ostrobothnia
21
North Savo
17
Ostrobothnia
15
North Karelia
15
Päijät-Häme
14
Kymenlaakso
10
Kanta-Häme
9
South Karelia
8
South Savo
8
Lapland
7
Satakunta
7
South Ostrobothnia
5
Kainuu
2
Åland
1
Central Ostrobothnia
1
Industries
The largest TOL section was Construction.
The largest 3-digit class was 412 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings, 35 enterprises.
Construction
72
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
51
Accommodation and food service activities
39
Administrative and support service activities
33
Professional, scientific and technical activities
32
Manufacturing
30
Transportation and storage
30
Other service activities
23
Information and communication
13
Real estate activities
13
Human health and social work activities
13
Arts, entertainment and recreation
10
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
9
Education
4
Financial and insurance activities
3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
2
Unknown
2
412 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings
35
561 Restaurants and mobile food service activities
30
960 Other personal service activities
20
702 Management consultancy activities
16
494 Freight transport by road and removal services
13
493 Other passenger land transport
12
432 Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities
12
812 Cleaning activities
11
452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
10
782 Temporary employment agency activities
10
439 Other specialised construction activities
9
682 Renting and operating of own or leased real estate
9
Questions
Bankruptcies in February 2026, short answers.
Where were bankruptcies concentrated in February 2026?
Helsinki had the most proceedings: 68.
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 | 295 | 251 |
| Natural persons | 70 | 58 |
| General and limited partnerships | 10 | 13 |
| Others | 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, 379 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, February 2026. https://dmfaster.com/research/bankruptcies-finland/february-2026
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