How many bankruptcies were instigated in March 2026?
In March 2026, 391 bankruptcies were instigated. A year earlier the count was 350, a change of +11.7 %.
Bankruptcies in Finland, March 2026
Statistics Finland recorded 391 instigated bankruptcies in March 2026. A year earlier there were 350 (+11.7 %).
Instigated
391
- 1,067
- +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 170 bankruptcies. Regions use the 2025 municipality classification.
Helsinki
82
Vantaa
25
Tampere
22
Espoo
17
Turku
17
Oulu
15
Kuopio
8
Lahti
8
Jyväskylä
7
Kouvola
7
Salo
7
Hämeenlinna
6
Uusimaa
158
Pirkanmaa
42
Southwest Finland
33
North Ostrobothnia
27
South Ostrobothnia
16
North Savo
16
Päijät-Häme
14
Kanta-Häme
11
Satakunta
11
Ostrobothnia
10
Kainuu
9
Central Finland
9
Kymenlaakso
9
South Savo
7
Lapland
6
North Karelia
6
South Karelia
5
Åland
1
Central Ostrobothnia
1
Industries
The largest TOL section was Construction.
The largest 3-digit class was 561 Restaurants and mobile food service activities, 36 enterprises.
Construction
73
Accommodation and food service activities
51
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
50
Professional, scientific and technical activities
40
Administrative and support service activities
32
Transportation and storage
27
Manufacturing
21
Information and communication
20
Real estate activities
17
Other service activities
17
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
8
Human health and social work activities
7
Arts, entertainment and recreation
7
Financial and insurance activities
6
Education
6
Unknown
4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
3
Mining and quarrying
1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
1
561 Restaurants and mobile food service activities
36
412 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings
27
494 Freight transport by road and removal services
16
702 Management consultancy activities
14
682 Renting and operating of own or leased real estate
14
432 Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities
14
452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
13
439 Other specialised construction activities
13
620 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
13
960 Other personal service activities
12
711 Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
10
493 Other passenger land transport
10
Questions
Bankruptcies in March 2026, short answers.
Where were bankruptcies concentrated in March 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 | 321 | 271 |
| Natural persons | 58 | 64 |
| General and limited partnerships | 8 | 8 |
| Others | 4 | 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, 391 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, March 2026. https://dmfaster.com/research/bankruptcies-finland/march-2026
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