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Enterprise births in Länsi-Suomi

Enterprise births in Länsi-Suomi was 9,191 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 5.2% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 5 regions in 2023.

2023, count9,191
Change on 2022+5.2%
Rank2nd of 5Regions of Finland (NUTS 2) ranked
Series high15,7942013
Series low4,6452015

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Enterprise births in Länsi-Suomi, 2013 to 2023

2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K17.5K2013201520172019202120232013: 15,794 count2014: 7,061 count2015: 4,645 count2016: 4,856 count2017: 7,401 count2018: 6,951 count2019: 8,078 count2020: 8,490 count2021: 8,532 count2022: 8,734 count2023: 9,191 count05,00010K15K20K2013201720232013: 15,794 count2014: 7,061 count2015: 4,645 count2016: 4,856 count2017: 7,401 count2018: 6,951 count2019: 8,078 count2020: 8,490 count2021: 8,532 count2022: 8,734 count2023: 9,191 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-03-13.
All 11 values
Periodcount
20239,191
20228,734
20218,532 Series break
20208,490
20198,078
20186,951
20177,401
20164,856
20154,645
20147,061
201315,794

Compared with Finland and European Union (27)

Place2023
Länsi-Suomi9,191
Finland40,835
European Union (27)3,496,918

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Definition

New enterprises created during the year from scratch. Enterprises formed by a merger, break-up or change of legal form, and enterprises reactivated within two years, are not births.

Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). Not comparable with companies_created (companies registered in Spain) or business_applications (US applications for an employer number).

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Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r) (Enterprise births, Länsi-Suomi, 2013 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

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Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), Enterprise births, 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-births/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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Enterprise births, 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-births/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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), Enterprise births, 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-births/lansi-suomi-fi19 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd\_size\_r): Enterprise births, Länsi-Suomi, 2013 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the enterprise births in Länsi-Suomi?

Enterprise births in Länsi-Suomi was 9,191 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 5.2% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 5 regions in 2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprise births in Länsi-Suomi?

15,794 in 2013, the highest value since 2013 in this series.

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