The number of bankruptcies rose to a quarter of a century

In Finland 381 bankruptcies were initiated in January, which is the highest number of monthly in October 1997, says Statistics Finland. Compared to January last year, the number increased by 83.

“The number of bankruptcy applications in January is up to 10 % higher than in the previous 21st century record months, March 2014 and November 2023. Tommi sculpture in the bulletin.

Man -year The number of bankruptcy companies was 1,611, or 495 more than in January last year. Two -thirds of the bankrupt companies in January were single -person companies. The share of the smallest companies has increased since last year, which contributes to the increase in the number of bankruptcies.

“46 % of the bankruptcy companies in the bankrupt were employing one person, while in January 2025, one -person firms already accounted for two -thirds of the bankruptcy,” Veistämö said.

Over the twelve -month period, the number of bankruptcies has increased by 8 %.

The January bankruptcy statistics had the largest number of companies in the service sectors, construction and trade. In the field of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, as well as in the transport and storage sectors, the largest growth was seen. In these sectors, the number of bankruptcies more than doubled from a year ago.