How many bankruptcies were instigated in January 2026?
In January 2026, 385 bankruptcies were instigated. A year earlier the count was 381, a change of +1 %.
Bankruptcies in Finland, January 2026
Statistics Finland recorded 385 instigated bankruptcies in January 2026. A year earlier there were 381 (+1 %).
Instigated
385
- 1,518
- +10 %
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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 181 bankruptcies. Regions use the 2025 municipality classification.
Helsinki
82
Tampere
20
Espoo
17
Oulu
17
Turku
15
Vantaa
13
Lohja
8
Kajaani
7
Porvoo
7
Jyväskylä
6
Järvenpää
6
Kuopio
6
Uusimaa
155
Pirkanmaa
43
Southwest Finland
29
North Ostrobothnia
25
Central Finland
17
Lapland
17
North Karelia
13
Päijät-Häme
13
Satakunta
11
Kanta-Häme
10
North Savo
10
Kymenlaakso
9
South Ostrobothnia
8
Kainuu
7
South Karelia
5
South Savo
4
Central Ostrobothnia
4
Ostrobothnia
4
Åland
1
Industries
The largest TOL section was Construction.
The largest 3-digit class was 412 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings, 39 enterprises.
Construction
75
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
60
Transportation and storage
37
Professional, scientific and technical activities
31
Accommodation and food service activities
29
Real estate activities
27
Administrative and support service activities
26
Manufacturing
25
Other service activities
18
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
11
Arts, entertainment and recreation
11
Information and communication
9
Unknown
8
Education
7
Human health and social work activities
7
Financial and insurance activities
2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
1
412 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings
39
493 Other passenger land transport
21
561 Restaurants and mobile food service activities
21
682 Renting and operating of own or leased real estate
18
960 Other personal service activities
16
452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
13
494 Freight transport by road and removal services
12
432 Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities
10
702 Management consultancy activities
9
477 Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores
9
439 Other specialised construction activities
8
433 Building completion and finishing
8
Questions
Bankruptcies in January 2026, short answers.
Where were bankruptcies concentrated in January 2026?
Helsinki had the most proceedings: 82.
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 | 278 | 277 |
| Natural persons | 88 | 88 |
| General and limited partnerships | 12 | 9 |
| Others | 7 | 7 |
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, 385 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, January 2026. https://dmfaster.com/research/bankruptcies-finland/january-2026
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