Private trader the most popular company type in 2009
In 2009, private trader was the most popular company type for new businesses in Finland, followed by limited liability company. We registered 31,053 new businesses or housing companies in 2009.
The number of basic notifications from new businesses or housing companies decreased by 8% on the previous year.
| Company type | New registrations |
|---|---|
| Private trader | 15 854 |
| Limited liability company | 12 252 |
| Limited partnership | 1 078 |
| General partnership | 886 |
| Housing company | 690 |
| Co-operative | 170 |
| Branch of a foreign trader | 101 |
| Non-profit association | 15 |
| Co-operative bank | 2 |
| Public limited company | 2 |
| Insurance association | 2 |
| Tenant-owners' society | 1 |
On 31 December 2009, there were a total of 512,656 businesses or housing companies in the Trade Register. Limited liability company is still the most popular company type of all businesses on the register.
Further details:
Ms Kirsi Lahtinen
tel. +358 (0)9 6939 5808
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