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Ranking of the regions of Finland by businesses per inhabitant

How many businesses there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every region of Finland and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 4,977.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 20 inhabitants.

4,977.4
businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — Finland
one for every 20 inhabitants
5,766.2
the most — Satakunta
one for every 17 inhabitants
4,038.3
the fewest — North Savo
one for every 25 inhabitants
5.6M
inhabitants
Tilastokeskus, 2024 (pyöristetty)
How we count. Businesses — the active businesses of our base on the date of the update. Population — Tilastokeskus, 2024 (pyöristetty). Tourist areas and business districts rise in the ranking: many businesses for the resident population.

Ranking of the regions: businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Region ↕Population ↕Businesses ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Satakunta 213,000 12,282
5,766.2
17
02 Lapland 177,000 10,189
5,756.5
17
03 Pirkanmaa 535,000 30,419
5,685.8
18
04 Southwest Finland 490,000 26,613
5,431.2
18
05 Uusimaa 1,760,000 91,005
5,170.7
19
06 South Savo 129,000 6,487
5,028.7
20
07 Kainuu 70,000 3,514
5,020.0
20
08 Kanta-Häme 170,000 8,321
4,894.7
20
09 South Ostrobothnia 190,000 8,985
4,728.9
21
10 North Ostrobothnia 418,000 19,283
4,613.2
22
11 Ostrobothnia 177,000 8,095
4,573.4
22
12 Kymenlaakso 160,000 7,238
4,523.8
22
13 South Karelia 126,000 5,542
4,398.4
23
14 Central Ostrobothnia 68,000 2,978
4,379.4
23
15 Päijät-Häme 205,000 8,722
4,254.6
24
16 North Karelia 162,000 6,570
4,055.6
25
17 Central Finland 276,000 11,185
4,052.5
25
18 North Savo 248,000 10,015
4,038.3
25
Average of Finland — 4,977.4 per 100,000 inhabitants277,443 businesses · 5,574,000 inhabitants

Towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the large towns. Population of the towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕Town ↕Population ↕Businesses ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 HelsinkiUusimaa 658,864 41,810
6,345.8
16
02 TamperePirkanmaa 260,646 14,409
5,528.2
18
03 TurkuSouthwest Finland 206,655 11,143
5,392.1
19
04 OuluNorth Ostrobothnia 216,066 9,486
4,390.3
23
05 VantaaUusimaa 252,724 10,889
4,308.7
23
06 EspooUusimaa 323,910 13,780
4,254.3
24
07 LahtiPäijät-Häme 121,622 4,626
3,803.6
26
08 KuopioNorth Savo 125,462 4,255
3,391.5
29
09 JyväskyläCentral Finland 148,744 4,927
3,312.4
30

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