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Vehicle registrations - Finland. October of 2020

Fewer October passenger car sales in Finland

In October, vehicle registrations in Finland fell by 17.07% with respect to October of 2019. In total, 9,060 cars were registered and 114,067 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 5.33% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 1,561, 0.13% more than in October of 2019.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 7,499, which represents a figure of 19.93% less than in October of 2019.

Finland is the 51th-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 20.64 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.64 of them in the last month, Finland, occupies 28th 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 2010, as 116,266 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 21.73.

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 20201,5617,4999,0601.6416,28597,782114,06720.64
September 20201,4648,4249,8881.7916,28399,649115,93220.98
August 20201,3538,4859,8381.7816,076
July 20209749,10410,0781.8216,70491,176105,89919.17
June 20201,1238,0239,1461.6616,89692,065106,98019.36
May 20201,2035,1106,3131.1417,81994,579110,41719.98
April 20201,2635,9817,2441.3118,393100,353116,76521.13
March 20201,5449,19410,7381.9418,874104,120121,01321.90
February 20201,3448,2719,6151.7419,033104,203121,25521.95
January 20201,67310,79812,4712.2619,085104,016121,12021.92
December 20191,4268,2139,6391.7419,311104,950122,28022.13
November 20191,3578,68010,0371.8219,333102,896120,24821.79
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Finland - New motor vehicle registrations
Finland - New motor vehicle registrations