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Vehicle registrations - Finland. December of 2006

Finns passenger car registrations fall in December

In December, vehicle registrations in Finland fell by 1.33% with respect to December of 2005. In total, 7,118 cars were registered and 166,630 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 0.76% less than the year before.

The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of December is:

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 1,327, 11.53% less than in December of 2005.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 5,791, which represents a figure of 1.35% more than in December of 2005.

Finland is the 44th-placed country in ranking of 132 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Finns residents, when compared to the other countries in the ranking, is the number of vehicles sold or registered per thousand residents in the last year. With annual sales of 31.58 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.35 of them in the last month, Finland, occupies 25th place in the ranking.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has fallen in the last year. A drop in registrations generally indicates a fall in consumer confidence and, when it is sustained, a recession in the real economy.

Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in Finland. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Finland in en Finnish economy.

Finland - New motor vehicle registrations
DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
December 20061,3275,7917,1181.3520,941145,689166,63031.58
November 20061,6709,03210,7022.0421,114145,612166,72631.72
October 20061,73111,12112,8522.4521,133146,572167,70531.91
September 20061,88211,71613,5982.5920,912146,685167,59731.89
August 20061,65911,06812,7272.4220,502146,838167,34031.84
July 20061,29210,66111,9532.2720,488147,291167,77931.92
June 20061,77115,09816,8693.2120,481148,062168,54332.07
May 20061,70315,15916,8623.2120,704147,213167,91731.95
April 20062,05112,24714,2982.7220,812146,816167,62831.90
March 20061,90913,74715,6562.9820,518149,507170,02532.35
February 20061,62911,60613,2352.5220,297148,656168,95332.15
January 20062,31718,44320,7603.9520,242148,224168,46632.05
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Finland - New motor vehicle registrations
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