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Vehicle registrations - Finland. July of 2021

More July passenger car were sold in Finland

In July, vehicle registrations in Finland fell by 15.52% with respect to July of 2020. In total, 8,514 cars were registered and 121,925 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 15.13% more than the year before.

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

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 1,028, 5.54% more than in July of 2020.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 7,486, which represents a figure of 17.77% less than in July 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 22.03 cars per 1,000 residents, 1.54 of them in the last month, Finland, occupies 26th 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 133,937 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 24.92.

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.
July 20211,0287,4868,5141.5417,809104,116121,92522.03
June 20211,7209,94111,6612.1117,755105,734123,48922.32
May 20211,4989,96411,4622.0717,158103,816120,97421.86
April 20211,4018,84010,2411.8516,86398,962115,82520.93
March 20211,81610,42812,2442.2116,72596,103112,82820.39
February 20211,2548,1709,4241.7016,45394,869111,32220.12
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
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Finland - New motor vehicle registrations
Finland - New motor vehicle registrations