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Vehicle registrations - Finland. October of 2017

Drop in number of Finns passenger car registrations

In October, vehicle registrations in Finland fell by 3.76% with respect to October of 2016. In total, 10,150 cars were registered and 137,540 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 1.56% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 1,405, 1.44% more than in October of 2016.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 8,745, which represents a figure of 4.55% less than in October of 2016.

Finland is the 49th-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 24.99 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.84 of them in the last month, Finland, occupies 29th 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.

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 2007, as 157,201 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 29.79.

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.
October 20171,4058,74510,1501.8419,592117,948137,54024.99
September 20171,7449,10310,8471.9719,572118,365137,93725.06
August 20171,6699,67311,3422.0619,300118,906138,20625.11
July 20171,1508,8469,9961.8219,406118,429137,83525.05
June 20171,78910,86212,6512.3019,349117,923137,27224.94
May 20171,83911,05812,8972.3419,091117,811136,90224.88
April 20171,6119,39411,0052.0018,665117,271135,93624.70
March 20171,87211,20213,0742.3818,557118,962137,51924.99
February 20171,5019,16710,6681.9418,064119,397137,46124.98
January 20171,85312,74614,5992.6517,821119,886137,70725.02
December 20161,6638,1469,8091.7817,431118,928136,35924.78
November 20161,4969,00610,5021.9117,058118,702135,76024.74
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Finland - New motor vehicle registrations
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