Economy · 2026

Active companies in the register per 1,000 inhabitants (excluding sole traders): ranking of municipalities

Active companies in the register per 1,000 inhabitants (excluding sole traders): Kustavi comes top with 127.6 per 1,000 inh. and Merijärvi comes last with 21.3 per 1,000 inh.. The median across 302 municipalities is 53.9 per 1,000 inh.. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Kustavi127.6 per 1,000 inh.2Maarianhamina - Mariehamn114.2 per 1,000 inh.3Kauniainen113.7 per 1,000 inh.

#	Municipality	Region	Active companies in the register per 1,000 inhabitants (excluding sole traders)
1	Kustavi	Southwest Finland	127.6 per 1,000 inh.
2	Maarianhamina - Mariehamn	Åland	114.2 per 1,000 inh.
3	Kauniainen	Uusimaa	113.7 per 1,000 inh.
4	Kolari	Lapland	99.7 per 1,000 inh.
5	Muonio	Lapland	97.3 per 1,000 inh.
6	Kittilä	Lapland	92.9 per 1,000 inh.
7	Korsnäs	Ostrobothnia	92.7 per 1,000 inh.
8	Eckerö	Åland	92.6 per 1,000 inh.
9	Helsinki	Uusimaa	92.1 per 1,000 inh.
10	Utsjoki	Lapland	90.8 per 1,000 inh.
11	Taivassalo	Southwest Finland	90.2 per 1,000 inh.
12	Pelkosenniemi	Lapland	88.0 per 1,000 inh.
13	Nykarleby	Ostrobothnia	87.0 per 1,000 inh.
14	Evijärvi	South Ostrobothnia	84.7 per 1,000 inh.
15	Ingå	Uusimaa	83.5 per 1,000 inh.
16	Tuusula	Uusimaa	81.7 per 1,000 inh.
17	Vörå	Ostrobothnia	81.0 per 1,000 inh.
18	Oripää	Southwest Finland	80.7 per 1,000 inh.
19	Keuruu	Central Finland	80.3 per 1,000 inh.
19	Kimitoön	Southwest Finland	80.3 per 1,000 inh.
21	Pargas	Southwest Finland	79.6 per 1,000 inh.
22	Pukkila	Uusimaa	78.5 per 1,000 inh.
23	Inari	Lapland	78.4 per 1,000 inh.
24	Sipoo	Uusimaa	78.2 per 1,000 inh.
25	Naantali	Southwest Finland	77.8 per 1,000 inh.
26	Vihti	Uusimaa	76.8 per 1,000 inh.
27	Isokyrö	South Ostrobothnia	76.7 per 1,000 inh.
28	Huittinen	Satakunta	76.4 per 1,000 inh.
29	Kaskinen	Ostrobothnia	76.1 per 1,000 inh.
30	Karijoki	South Ostrobothnia	75.8 per 1,000 inh.
31	Närpes	Ostrobothnia	75.2 per 1,000 inh.
32	Kristinestad	Ostrobothnia	74.6 per 1,000 inh.
33	Soini	South Ostrobothnia	74.5 per 1,000 inh.
34	Nurmijärvi	Uusimaa	73.7 per 1,000 inh.
35	Pirkkala	Pirkanmaa	73.1 per 1,000 inh.
36	Hailuoto	North Ostrobothnia	72.4 per 1,000 inh.
37	Parkano	Pirkanmaa	71.9 per 1,000 inh.
38	Hartola	Päijät-Häme	71.6 per 1,000 inh.
38	Puumala	South Savo	71.6 per 1,000 inh.
40	Espoo	Uusimaa	71.5 per 1,000 inh.
41	Jomala	Åland	71.2 per 1,000 inh.
42	Loviisa	Uusimaa	70.8 per 1,000 inh.
43	Hanko	Uusimaa	70.5 per 1,000 inh.
44	Kirkkonummi	Uusimaa	70.4 per 1,000 inh.
44	Koski Tl	Southwest Finland	70.4 per 1,000 inh.
46	Föglö	Åland	70.3 per 1,000 inh.
46	Geta	Åland	70.3 per 1,000 inh.
46	Karvia	Satakunta	70.3 per 1,000 inh.
49	Padasjoki	Päijät-Häme	70.0 per 1,000 inh.
50	Vehmaa	Southwest Finland	69.8 per 1,000 inh.
51	Myrskylä	Uusimaa	69.7 per 1,000 inh.
52	Ikaalinen	Pirkanmaa	69.5 per 1,000 inh.
52	Isojoki	South Ostrobothnia	69.5 per 1,000 inh.
52	Kaarina	Southwest Finland	69.5 per 1,000 inh.
55	Porvoo	Uusimaa	69.4 per 1,000 inh.
56	Ähtäri	South Ostrobothnia	68.9 per 1,000 inh.
57	Pello	Lapland	68.7 per 1,000 inh.
58	Siuntio	Uusimaa	68.6 per 1,000 inh.
59	Sauvo	Southwest Finland	68.0 per 1,000 inh.
60	Jämijärvi	Satakunta	67.9 per 1,000 inh.
60	Kalajoki	North Ostrobothnia	67.9 per 1,000 inh.
62	Jakobstad	Ostrobothnia	67.1 per 1,000 inh.
63	Finström	Åland	67.0 per 1,000 inh.
63	Vimpeli	South Ostrobothnia	67.0 per 1,000 inh.
65	Enontekiö	Lapland	66.1 per 1,000 inh.
65	Pornainen	Uusimaa	66.1 per 1,000 inh.
67	Kaustinen	Central Ostrobothnia	65.8 per 1,000 inh.
67	Laitila	Southwest Finland	65.8 per 1,000 inh.
69	Aura	Southwest Finland	65.5 per 1,000 inh.
70	Säkylä	Satakunta	65.3 per 1,000 inh.
71	Lapinjärvi	Uusimaa	65.0 per 1,000 inh.
72	Juupajoki	Pirkanmaa	64.9 per 1,000 inh.
73	Heinävesi	North Karelia	64.8 per 1,000 inh.
73	Kauhajoki	South Ostrobothnia	64.8 per 1,000 inh.
75	Raseborg	Uusimaa	64.6 per 1,000 inh.
76	Kronoby	Ostrobothnia	64.5 per 1,000 inh.
77	Sysmä	Päijät-Häme	64.4 per 1,000 inh.
78	Tervola	Lapland	64.2 per 1,000 inh.
79	Pöytyä	Southwest Finland	63.8 per 1,000 inh.
80	Kauhava	South Ostrobothnia	63.7 per 1,000 inh.
80	Kärsämäki	North Ostrobothnia	63.7 per 1,000 inh.
82	Marttila	Southwest Finland	63.5 per 1,000 inh.
83	Ruovesi	Pirkanmaa	63.3 per 1,000 inh.
83	Salo	Southwest Finland	63.3 per 1,000 inh.
85	Kankaanpää	Satakunta	63.0 per 1,000 inh.
86	Askola	Uusimaa	62.9 per 1,000 inh.
87	Pälkäne	Pirkanmaa	62.6 per 1,000 inh.
88	Rautalampi	North Savo	62.5 per 1,000 inh.
89	Ylöjärvi	Pirkanmaa	62.4 per 1,000 inh.
90	Pyhtää	Kymenlaakso	62.2 per 1,000 inh.
91	Karstula	Central Finland	62.0 per 1,000 inh.
92	Halsua	Central Ostrobothnia	61.5 per 1,000 inh.
93	Teuva	South Ostrobothnia	61.4 per 1,000 inh.
94	Lempäälä	Pirkanmaa	61.3 per 1,000 inh.
95	Kuortane	South Ostrobothnia	61.1 per 1,000 inh.
95	Loimaa	Southwest Finland	61.1 per 1,000 inh.
97	Iitti	Päijät-Häme	61.0 per 1,000 inh.
98	Orimattila	Päijät-Häme	60.8 per 1,000 inh.
99	Karkkila	Uusimaa	60.7 per 1,000 inh.
100	Kannus	Central Ostrobothnia	60.6 per 1,000 inh.

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Region	Active companies in the register per 1,000 inhabitants (excluding sole traders)
288	Kontiolahti	North Karelia	37.6 per 1,000 inh.
289	Vesanto	North Savo	37.5 per 1,000 inh.
290	Outokumpu	North Karelia	37.2 per 1,000 inh.
291	Pyhäntä	North Ostrobothnia	36.9 per 1,000 inh.
292	Rautjärvi	South Karelia	36.4 per 1,000 inh.
293	Pyhäjoki	North Ostrobothnia	36.1 per 1,000 inh.
294	Äänekoski	Central Finland	35.8 per 1,000 inh.
295	Polvijärvi	North Karelia	35.3 per 1,000 inh.
296	Rautavaara	North Savo	35.1 per 1,000 inh.
297	Kemi	Lapland	34.2 per 1,000 inh.
298	Suomussalmi	Kainuu	33.6 per 1,000 inh.
299	Lemi	South Karelia	33.4 per 1,000 inh.
300	Kajaani	Kainuu	32.9 per 1,000 inh.
301	Raahe	North Ostrobothnia	31.5 per 1,000 inh.
302	Merijärvi	North Ostrobothnia	21.3 per 1,000 inh.

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Åland85.6 per 1,000 inh.
Uusimaa75.9 per 1,000 inh.
Southwest Finland61.2 per 1,000 inh.
South Ostrobothnia58.5 per 1,000 inh.
Ostrobothnia57.5 per 1,000 inh.
Lapland57.4 per 1,000 inh.
Pirkanmaa55.0 per 1,000 inh.
Satakunta52.3 per 1,000 inh.
Päijät-Häme51.5 per 1,000 inh.
Central Ostrobothnia51.5 per 1,000 inh.
Kanta-Häme50.2 per 1,000 inh.
Central Finland47.4 per 1,000 inh.
North Ostrobothnia47.0 per 1,000 inh.
South Savo47.0 per 1,000 inh.
Kymenlaakso45.1 per 1,000 inh.
North Savo43.2 per 1,000 inh.
South Karelia42.3 per 1,000 inh.
North Karelia41.4 per 1,000 inh.
Kainuu38.5 per 1,000 inh.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Active companies in the register per 1,000 inhabitants (excluding sole traders)”?

Kustavi ranks first for “Active companies in the register per 1,000 inhabitants (excluding sole traders)”, with 127.6 per 1,000 inh..

What is the median for “Active companies in the register per 1,000 inhabitants (excluding sole traders)”?

The median across the 302 ranked municipalities is 53.9 per 1,000 inh..