Sunday October 20, 2024

274 bankruptcies filed in September

Published : 20 Oct 2024, 03:10

  DF Report
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A total of 274 bankruptcy proceedings were instigated in September 2024, which is 36 fewer than in the corresponding period one year earlier, according to Statistics Finland.

The number of staff-years in enterprises that filed for bankruptcy totalled 1,218, which is 30 staff-years fewer than in September 2023.

In September 2024, the 12-month moving annual change in enterprises that filed for bankruptcy was 10 per cent.

The number of bankruptcy petitions was highest in service industries and construction.

A total of 306 bankruptcy proceedings were instigated in August 2024, which is 23 more than in the corresponding period one year earlier.