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Vehicle registrations - Finland. January of 2021

Fewer January passenger car sales in Finland

In January, vehicle registrations in Finland fell by 11.53% with respect to January of 2020. In total, 11,033 cars were registered and 111,513 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 7.93% less than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 1,660, 0.78% less than in January of 2020.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 9,373, which represents a figure of 13.2% less than in January of 2020.

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 20.15 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.99 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 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 2011, as 123,284 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 22.94.

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.
January 20211,6609,37311,0331.9916,54394,970111,51320.15
December 20201,6808,1329,8121.7716,55696,395112,95120.41
November 20201,3747,3748,7481.5816,30296,476112,77820.41
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
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Finland - New motor vehicle registrations
Finland - New motor vehicle registrations