Enterprise birth rate in Länsi-Suomi
Enterprise birth rate in Länsi-Suomi was 8.57% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.23 pts from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 5 regions in 2023.
Enterprise birth rate in Länsi-Suomi, 2013 to 2023
All 11 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.57 |
| 2022 | 8.34 |
| 2021 | 8.36 Series break |
| 2020 | 8.45 |
| 2019 | 8.19 |
| 2018 | 7.15 |
| 2017 | 7.67 |
| 2016 | 5.15 |
| 2015 | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 6.32 |
| 2013 | 14.35 |
Compared with Finland and European Union (27)
| Place | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Länsi-Suomi | 8.57 |
| Finland | 9 |
| European Union (27) | 10.5 |
Rankings
Definition
Enterprise births in the year as a percentage of the enterprises active in the same year. A birth is a new enterprise created from scratch, not by a merger, break-up or reactivation.
Eurostat and OECD harmonised business demography. Not comparable with establishment_entry_rate, which counts new locations of US businesses, including branches of existing firms.
How to cite
Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r) (Enterprise birth rate, Länsi-Suomi, 2013 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table
MLA 9
Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r), Enterprise birth rate, Länsi-Suomi, 2013 to 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-birth-rate/lansi-suomi-fi19. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Enterprise birth rate, Länsi-Suomi, 2013 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-birth-rate/lansi-suomi-fi19.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r), Enterprise birth rate, Länsi-Suomi, 2013 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-birth-rate/lansi-suomi-fi19 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_enterprise_birth_rate_lansi_2023,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd\_size\_r): Enterprise birth rate, Länsi-Suomi, 2013 to 2023}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-birth-rate/lansi-suomi-fi19. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd\_size\_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd\_size\_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
What is the enterprise birth rate in Länsi-Suomi?
Enterprise birth rate in Länsi-Suomi was 8.57% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.23 pts from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 5 regions in 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
Eurostat, European Commission. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest enterprise birth rate in Länsi-Suomi?
14.35% in 2013, the highest value since 2013 in this series.
Enterprise birth rate elsewhere in Finland
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