How many bankruptcies were instigated in May 2026?
In May 2026, 320 bankruptcies were instigated. A year earlier the count was 366, a change of -12.6 %.
Bankruptcies in Finland, May 2026
Statistics Finland recorded 320 instigated bankruptcies in May 2026. A year earlier there were 366 (-12.6 %).
Instigated
320
- 1,702
- +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 145 bankruptcies. Regions use the 2025 municipality classification.
Helsinki
75
Espoo
17
Vantaa
16
Tampere
10
Vaasa
9
Kuopio
8
Lahti
8
Turku
8
Jyväskylä
7
Joensuu
6
Oulu
6
Hyvinkää
5
Uusimaa
137
Pirkanmaa
31
North Ostrobothnia
15
Southwest Finland
15
Ostrobothnia
14
North Savo
13
Central Finland
12
Päijät-Häme
11
North Karelia
10
South Karelia
9
South Ostrobothnia
9
Kymenlaakso
8
Lapland
8
Satakunta
8
Kanta-Häme
7
Central Ostrobothnia
5
South Savo
4
Kainuu
4
Åland
0
Industries
The largest TOL section was Construction.
The largest 3-digit class was 412 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings, 36 enterprises.
Construction
69
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
48
Accommodation and food service activities
34
Transportation and storage
27
Professional, scientific and technical activities
24
Manufacturing
22
Administrative and support service activities
22
Real estate activities
20
Other service activities
13
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
10
Human health and social work activities
10
Information and communication
8
Arts, entertainment and recreation
5
Education
3
Financial and insurance activities
2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
1
Unknown
1
412 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings
36
561 Restaurants and mobile food service activities
29
682 Renting and operating of own or leased real estate
16
452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
13
432 Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities
13
494 Freight transport by road and removal services
13
493 Other passenger land transport
10
702 Management consultancy activities
9
960 Other personal service activities
9
812 Cleaning activities
7
475 Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores
6
477 Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores
6
Questions
Bankruptcies in May 2026, short answers.
Where were bankruptcies concentrated in May 2026?
Helsinki had the most proceedings: 75.
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 | 262 | 274 |
| Natural persons | 41 | 54 |
| General and limited partnerships | 10 | 16 |
| Others | 7 | 22 |
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, 320 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, May 2026. https://dmfaster.com/research/bankruptcies-finland/may-2026
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