Time required to start a business in Finland
Finland: Time required to start a business was 13 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Finland, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Finland recorded 13 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Finland peaked at 31 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13 days, in 2019.
Finland ranks 83rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19 days | 17 days | 31 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.6 days | 13 days | 17 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 80 Djibouti 14 days compare
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- 82 Cameroon 13.5 days compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 13 days compare
- 83 East Timor 13 days compare
- 83 Ghana 13 days compare
- 83 South Sudan 13 days compare
More reference data data for Finland
- Spring temperature anomalies 5.45 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.52 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -5.24 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.9 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.51 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 133.54 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Finland?
- Time required to start a business in Finland was 13 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 31 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 days in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for time required to start a business?
- Finland ranks 83rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.