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Vehicle registrations - Finland. August of 2018

Finns passenger car registrations rise

In August, vehicle registrations in Finland grew by 18.3% with respect to August of 2017. In total, 13,418 cars were registered and 146,564 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 6.05% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 1,414, 15.28% less than in August of 2017.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 12,004, which represents a figure of 24.1% more than in August of 2017.

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 26.58 cars per 1,000 residents, 2.43 of them in the last month, Finland, occupies 27th 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 2008, as 157,136 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 29.65.

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.
August 20181,41412,00413,4182.4319,812126,752146,56426.58
July 20181,2059,58310,7881.9620,067124,421144,48826.21
June 20181,80811,65213,4602.4420,012123,684143,69626.06
May 20182,00812,48214,4902.6319,993122,894142,88725.92
April 20181,79711,04412,8412.3319,824121,470141,29425.63
March 20181,84511,72113,5662.4619,638119,820139,45825.30
February 20181,4679,10610,5731.9219,665119,301138,96625.21
January 20181,96913,57915,5482.8219,699119,362139,06125.22
December 20171,4248,0689,4921.7219,583118,529138,11225.05
November 20171,7269,66511,3912.0719,822118,607138,42925.15
October 20171,4058,74510,1501.8419,592117,948137,54024.99
September 20171,7449,10310,8471.9719,572118,365137,93725.06
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Finland - New motor vehicle registrations
Finland - New motor vehicle registrations