NUTS 3 areas of Finland by enterprise births

Helsinki-Uusimaa had the highest enterprise births of 19 areas in 2021, at 15,726. Åland had the lowest, at 273. The median was 1,006 and the figure for Finland was 40,327. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15,726Helsinki-Uusimaa

Lowest273Åland

Median1,00619 areas

Finland40,327History

All areas, 2021

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.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Helsinki-Uusimaa Series break	15,726	-1.3%
2	Pirkanmaa Series break	3,735	+3.4%
3	Varsinais-Suomi Series break	3,443	+3%
4	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Series break	2,418	+3%
5	Keski-Suomi Series break	1,636	-2.4%
6	Pohjois-Savo Series break	1,252	+2.6%
7	Satakunta Series break	1,187	+0.3%
8	Lappi Series break	1,177	+3.5%
9	Päijät-Häme Series break	1,115	-0.5%
10	Pohjanmaa Series break	1,006	+1%
11	Etelä-Pohjanmaa Series break	968	-5.2%
12	Kanta-Häme Series break	938	-2.7%
13	Pohjois-Karjala Series break	790	+1.8%
14	Kymenlaakso Series break	734	-0.7%
15	Etelä-Savo Series break	588	-11.6%
16	Etelä-Karjala Series break	565	-8.4%
17	Keski-Pohjanmaa Series break	379	+7.7%
18	Kainuu Series break	304	-5.3%
19	Åland Series break	273	-4.2%

Other periods

2023
2022
2021
2020
2019

About this ranking

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).

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, 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) (NUTS 3 areas of Finland by enterprise births, 2021) [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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Finland by enterprise births, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). NUTS 3 areas of Finland by enterprise births, 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/enterprise-births/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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Finland by enterprise births, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/finland-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
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  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/finland-provinces?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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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Which area has the highest enterprise births?

Helsinki-Uusimaa, with 15,726 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise births?

Åland, with 273 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.