Finland Times

.Regionally enterprise openings and closures were most numerous in Uusimaa.

There were 28,243 enterprise openings in 2015, which accounted for 7.5 per cent of the total stock of enterprises.

The number of enterprise openings was highest in professional, scientific and technical activities, where it totalled 4,589, or 16.2 per cent of all enterprise openings in 2015..

There were, on the other hand, 25,672 enterprise closures in 2015, which accounted for 6.9 per cent of the total stock of enterprises.

The number of enterprise closures was highest in trade, where it totaled 4,751, or 18.5 per cent of all enterprise closures in 2015.

Examined by region, the highest numbers of both enterprise openings (10,658) and closures (9,161) were recorded in Uusimaa in 2015, the data show.

Examined by sub-regional unit, the highest numbers of both enterprise openings and closures in 2015 were recorded in the sub-regional unit of Helsinki.

Relative to the enterprise stock, the number of enterprise openings was highest in the sub-regional unit of Helsinki (8.9%) and that of closures was highest in the sub-regional unit of Etelä-Pirkanmaa (8.7%).

Examined by municipality, the highest numbers of both enterprise openings (5,481) and closures (4,587) were recorded in Helsinki in 2015.

Examined by legal form, during 2015 enterprise openings of the form of natural person numbered 13,536 and those of the form of limited company were 12,165.

Enterprise closures of the form of natural person numbered 14,088 and those of the form of limited company 8,471.