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Vehicle registrations - Finland. November of 2016

Finns passenger car registrations rise

In November, vehicle registrations in Finland grew by 3.27% with respect to November of 2015. In total, 10,502 cars were registered and 135,760 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 10.87% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 1,496, 27.1% more than in November of 2015.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 9,006, which represents a figure of 0.16% more than in November of 2015.

Finland is the 48th-placed country in ranking of 137 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 24.74 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.91 of them in the last month, Finland, occupies 32th place in the ranking.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has grown in the last year. The increase in this figure is positive, as it generally indicates improved public confidence in the country's economy.

Changes in Finnish vehicle registration numbers are shown in the tables below. As several studies indicate, these changes are very much related to changes in GDP and, hence, to a country's economic situation. Sales have declined since 2006, as 166,726 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 31.72.

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.
November 20161,4969,00610,5021.9117,058118,702135,76024.74
October 20161,3859,16210,5471.9216,739118,688135,42724.68
September 20161,4729,64411,1162.0316,608118,692135,30024.66
August 20161,7759,19610,9712.0016,366117,561133,92724.41
July 20161,0938,3409,4331.7215,908116,767132,67524.18
June 20161,53110,75012,2812.2415,834117,148132,98224.23
May 20161,41310,51811,9312.1715,602115,374130,97623.87
April 20161,50311,08512,5882.2915,385113,970129,35523.57
March 20161,37911,63713,0162.3715,119112,518127,63723.26
February 20161,2589,65610,9141.9915,046111,978127,02423.15
January 20161,46311,78813,2512.4114,906110,311125,21722.82
December 20151,2907,9209,2101.6814,654108,790123,44422.50
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Finland - New motor vehicle registrations
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