Economy · 2026

Active companies in the business register (excluding sole traders): ranking of municipalities

Active companies in the business register (excluding sole traders): Helsinki comes top with 63,928 per 1,000 inh. and Sottunga comes last with 8 per 1,000 inh.. The median across 308 municipalities is 312 per 1,000 inh..

Podium and top 100

1Helsinki63,928 per 1,000 inh.2Espoo23,275 per 1,000 inh.3Vantaa14,408 per 1,000 inh.

#	Municipality	Region	Active companies in the business register (excluding sole traders)
1	Helsinki	Uusimaa	63,928 per 1,000 inh.
2	Espoo	Uusimaa	23,275 per 1,000 inh.
3	Vantaa	Uusimaa	14,408 per 1,000 inh.
4	Tampere	Pirkanmaa	14,086 per 1,000 inh.
5	Turku	Southwest Finland	11,992 per 1,000 inh.
6	Oulu	North Ostrobothnia	10,093 per 1,000 inh.
7	Jyväskylä	Central Finland	6,815 per 1,000 inh.
8	Lahti	Päijät-Häme	6,041 per 1,000 inh.
9	Kuopio	North Savo	5,484 per 1,000 inh.
10	Pori	Satakunta	4,151 per 1,000 inh.
11	Seinäjoki	South Ostrobothnia	3,827 per 1,000 inh.
12	Rovaniemi	Lapland	3,691 per 1,000 inh.
13	Porvoo	Uusimaa	3,601 per 1,000 inh.
14	Tuusula	Uusimaa	3,469 per 1,000 inh.
15	Hämeenlinna	Kanta-Häme	3,406 per 1,000 inh.
16	Vaasa	Ostrobothnia	3,391 per 1,000 inh.
17	Kouvola	Kymenlaakso	3,344 per 1,000 inh.
18	Nurmijärvi	Uusimaa	3,339 per 1,000 inh.
19	Joensuu	North Karelia	3,207 per 1,000 inh.
20	Salo	Southwest Finland	3,185 per 1,000 inh.
21	Lappeenranta	South Karelia	3,102 per 1,000 inh.
22	Kirkkonummi	Uusimaa	2,939 per 1,000 inh.
23	Lohja	Uusimaa	2,735 per 1,000 inh.
24	Kaarina	Southwest Finland	2,548 per 1,000 inh.
25	Hyvinkää	Uusimaa	2,545 per 1,000 inh.
26	Järvenpää	Uusimaa	2,401 per 1,000 inh.
27	Kokkola	Central Ostrobothnia	2,367 per 1,000 inh.
28	Mikkeli	South Savo	2,324 per 1,000 inh.
29	Kotka	Kymenlaakso	2,309 per 1,000 inh.
30	Vihti	Uusimaa	2,216 per 1,000 inh.
31	Ylöjärvi	Pirkanmaa	2,101 per 1,000 inh.
32	Kerava	Uusimaa	1,998 per 1,000 inh.
33	Kangasala	Pirkanmaa	1,909 per 1,000 inh.
34	Sipoo	Uusimaa	1,799 per 1,000 inh.
35	Rauma	Satakunta	1,782 per 1,000 inh.
36	Raseborg	Uusimaa	1,735 per 1,000 inh.
37	Nokia	Pirkanmaa	1,715 per 1,000 inh.
38	Naantali	Southwest Finland	1,586 per 1,000 inh.
39	Pirkkala	Pirkanmaa	1,563 per 1,000 inh.
40	Lempäälä	Pirkanmaa	1,535 per 1,000 inh.
41	Raisio	Southwest Finland	1,466 per 1,000 inh.
42	Savonlinna	South Savo	1,406 per 1,000 inh.
43	Riihimäki	Kanta-Häme	1,371 per 1,000 inh.
44	Maarianhamina - Mariehamn	Åland	1,366 per 1,000 inh.
45	Sastamala	Pirkanmaa	1,352 per 1,000 inh.
46	Jakobstad	Ostrobothnia	1,319 per 1,000 inh.
47	Lieto	Southwest Finland	1,242 per 1,000 inh.
48	Kajaani	Kainuu	1,198 per 1,000 inh.
49	Kauniainen	Uusimaa	1,173 per 1,000 inh.
49	Tornio	Lapland	1,173 per 1,000 inh.
51	Pargas	Southwest Finland	1,171 per 1,000 inh.
52	Korsholm	Ostrobothnia	1,149 per 1,000 inh.
53	Kempele	North Ostrobothnia	1,142 per 1,000 inh.
54	Kurikka	South Ostrobothnia	1,127 per 1,000 inh.
55	Hollola	Päijät-Häme	1,067 per 1,000 inh.
56	Mäntsälä	Uusimaa	1,043 per 1,000 inh.
57	Loviisa	Uusimaa	1,005 per 1,000 inh.
58	Imatra	South Karelia	957 per 1,000 inh.
59	Kauhava	South Ostrobothnia	950 per 1,000 inh.
60	Orimattila	Päijät-Häme	947 per 1,000 inh.
61	Forssa	Kanta-Häme	933 per 1,000 inh.
62	Loimaa	Southwest Finland	924 per 1,000 inh.
63	Siilinjärvi	North Savo	884 per 1,000 inh.
64	Jämsä	Central Finland	874 per 1,000 inh.
65	Akaa	Pirkanmaa	848 per 1,000 inh.
66	Heinola	Päijät-Häme	842 per 1,000 inh.
67	Hamina	Kymenlaakso	841 per 1,000 inh.
68	Laukaa	Central Finland	839 per 1,000 inh.
69	Uusikaupunki	Southwest Finland	836 per 1,000 inh.
70	Kuusamo	North Ostrobothnia	831 per 1,000 inh.
71	Iisalmi	North Savo	830 per 1,000 inh.
72	Kalajoki	North Ostrobothnia	825 per 1,000 inh.
73	Valkeakoski	Pirkanmaa	811 per 1,000 inh.
74	Kauhajoki	South Ostrobothnia	806 per 1,000 inh.
75	Kankaanpää	Satakunta	788 per 1,000 inh.
76	Janakkala	Kanta-Häme	780 per 1,000 inh.
77	Varkaus	North Savo	779 per 1,000 inh.
78	Lapua	South Ostrobothnia	746 per 1,000 inh.
79	Raahe	North Ostrobothnia	738 per 1,000 inh.
80	Huittinen	Satakunta	729 per 1,000 inh.
81	Keuruu	Central Finland	724 per 1,000 inh.
82	Närpes	Ostrobothnia	717 per 1,000 inh.
83	Ylivieska	North Ostrobothnia	691 per 1,000 inh.
84	Pieksämäki	South Savo	690 per 1,000 inh.
85	Kemi	Lapland	661 per 1,000 inh.
86	Kittilä	Lapland	648 per 1,000 inh.
87	Nykarleby	Ostrobothnia	643 per 1,000 inh.
88	Ulvila	Satakunta	633 per 1,000 inh.
89	Äänekoski	Central Finland	627 per 1,000 inh.
90	Muurame	Central Finland	611 per 1,000 inh.
91	Sotkamo	Kainuu	592 per 1,000 inh.
92	Ilmajoki	South Ostrobothnia	587 per 1,000 inh.
93	Paimio	Southwest Finland	578 per 1,000 inh.
94	Eura	Satakunta	577 per 1,000 inh.
95	Hämeenkyrö	Pirkanmaa	572 per 1,000 inh.
96	Inari	Lapland	568 per 1,000 inh.
97	Kontiolahti	North Karelia	566 per 1,000 inh.
98	Masku	Southwest Finland	563 per 1,000 inh.
99	Laitila	Southwest Finland	553 per 1,000 inh.
100	Pedersöre	Ostrobothnia	550 per 1,000 inh.

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Region	Active companies in the business register (excluding sole traders)
294	Siikainen	Satakunta	51 per 1,000 inh.
295	Rautavaara	North Savo	49 per 1,000 inh.
295	Savukoski	Lapland	49 per 1,000 inh.
297	Ristijärvi	Kainuu	48 per 1,000 inh.
298	Kivijärvi	Central Finland	43 per 1,000 inh.
299	Luhanka	Central Finland	39 per 1,000 inh.
300	Föglö	Åland	36 per 1,000 inh.
300	Geta	Åland	36 per 1,000 inh.
302	Kumlinge	Åland	35 per 1,000 inh.
303	Vårdö	Åland	34 per 1,000 inh.
304	Lestijärvi	Central Ostrobothnia	32 per 1,000 inh.
305	Lumparland	Åland	30 per 1,000 inh.
306	Kökar	Åland	27 per 1,000 inh.
307	Merijärvi	North Ostrobothnia	22 per 1,000 inh.
308	Sottunga	Åland	8 per 1,000 inh.

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Uusimaa136,553 per 1,000 inh.
Southwest Finland30,470 per 1,000 inh.
Pirkanmaa30,207 per 1,000 inh.
North Ostrobothnia19,646 per 1,000 inh.
Central Finland12,966 per 1,000 inh.
South Ostrobothnia11,080 per 1,000 inh.
Satakunta10,979 per 1,000 inh.
North Savo10,746 per 1,000 inh.
Päijät-Häme10,533 per 1,000 inh.
Ostrobothnia10,317 per 1,000 inh.
Lapland10,110 per 1,000 inh.
Kanta-Häme8,482 per 1,000 inh.
Kymenlaakso7,039 per 1,000 inh.
North Karelia6,685 per 1,000 inh.
South Savo6,018 per 1,000 inh.
South Karelia5,249 per 1,000 inh.
Central Ostrobothnia3,471 per 1,000 inh.
Kainuu2,662 per 1,000 inh.
Åland2,641 per 1,000 inh.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Active companies in the business register (excluding sole traders)”?

Helsinki ranks first for “Active companies in the business register (excluding sole traders)”, with 63,928 per 1,000 inh..

What is the median for “Active companies in the business register (excluding sole traders)”?

The median across the 308 ranked municipalities is 312 per 1,000 inh..