How many bankruptcies were instigated in September 2026?
In September 2026, 344 bankruptcies were instigated. A year earlier the count was 289, a change of +19 %.
Bankruptcies in Finland, September 2026
Statistics Finland recorded 344 instigated bankruptcies in September 2026. A year earlier there were 289 (+19 %).
Instigated
344
- 1,057
- +8 %
Municipalities and regions
Helsinki was the month's largest bankruptcy municipality.
The chart shows the 12 largest municipalities. Other published municipalities account for 157 bankruptcies. Regions use the 2025 municipality classification.
Helsinki
62
Espoo
23
Turku
20
Tampere
19
Lahti
12
Oulu
12
Vantaa
9
Jyväskylä
8
Joensuu
6
Kuopio
6
Hämeenlinna
5
Kouvola
5
Uusimaa
120
Pirkanmaa
34
Southwest Finland
31
North Ostrobothnia
20
Central Finland
16
Kanta-Häme
15
Päijät-Häme
15
Ostrobothnia
12
North Karelia
11
North Savo
11
South Savo
10
Kymenlaakso
10
Satakunta
10
South Ostrobothnia
9
Lapland
7
South Karelia
6
Kainuu
3
Central Ostrobothnia
3
Åland
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
64
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
54
Accommodation and food service activities
40
Professional, scientific and technical activities
31
Manufacturing
27
Transportation and storage
26
Administrative and support service activities
21
Other service activities
15
Real estate activities
14
Information and communication
12
Human health and social work activities
8
Arts, entertainment and recreation
8
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
7
Education
6
Financial and insurance activities
4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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
31
702 Management consultancy activities
16
493 Other passenger land transport
13
960 Other personal service activities
12
432 Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities
12
452 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
10
682 Renting and operating of own or leased real estate
10
620 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
9
711 Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
8
811 Combined facilities support activities
7
451 Sale of motor vehicles
7
Questions
Bankruptcies in September 2026, short answers.
Where were bankruptcies concentrated in September 2026?
Helsinki had the most proceedings: 62.
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 | 283 | 229 |
| Natural persons | 52 | 44 |
| General and limited partnerships | 6 | 4 |
| Others | 3 | 12 |
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, 344 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, September 2026. https://dmfaster.com/research/bankruptcies-finland/september-2026
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