NUTS 3 areas of Finland by active enterprises

Helsinki-Uusimaa had the highest active enterprises of 19 areas in 2021, at 159,230. Åland had the lowest, at 3,646. The median was 13,868 and the figure for Finland was 429,231. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest159,230Helsinki-Uusimaa

Lowest3,646Åland

Median13,86819 areas

Finland429,231History

All areas, 2021

count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break	159,230	+2.1%
2	Varsinais-Suomi Series break	40,323	+1.6%
3	Pirkanmaa Series break	39,732	+2.6%
4	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Series break	25,195	+2.2%
5	Keski-Suomi Series break	18,031	+1.4%
6	Satakunta Series break	16,209	+0.7%
7	Etelä-Pohjanmaa Series break	15,047	0%
8	Pohjois-Savo Series break	14,606	+1.1%
9	Lappi Series break	13,873	+1.4%
10	Päijät-Häme Series break	13,868	+0.7%
11	Pohjanmaa Series break	13,007	+1.5%
12	Kanta-Häme Series break	11,815	+0.7%
13	Pohjois-Karjala Series break	9,676	+0.7%
14	Kymenlaakso Series break	9,573	+0.7%
15	Etelä-Savo Series break	9,079	-0.4%
16	Etelä-Karjala Series break	7,679	+0.1%
17	Keski-Pohjanmaa Series break	4,687	+2%
18	Kainuu Series break	3,948	-0.7%
19	Åland Series break	3,646	+2.8%

Other periods

2023
2022
2021
2020
2019

About this ranking

Enterprises that had turnover or employment at any time during the year, with or without employees.

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). For the UK it counts every enterprise active at some point in the year, so it differs from registered_enterprises_total (UK Business Counts), a snapshot of the register in March.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r) (NUTS 3 areas of Finland by active enterprises, 2021) [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, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Finland by active enterprises, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/finland-provinces?period=2021. 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, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). NUTS 3 areas of Finland by active enterprises, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/finland-provinces?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Finland by active enterprises, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/finland-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which area has the highest active enterprises?

Helsinki-Uusimaa, with 159,230 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest active enterprises?

Åland, with 3,646 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.