New car registration rises by 11% in July

A total of 6,046 new passenger cars were registered in July 2026 in Finland, which was 11 per cent more than one year earlier, according to Statistics Finland.

In all, 10,409 new vehicles were registered in July. First registrations increased by 8 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year.

In January to July period, a total of 43,305 new passenger cars were registered, which was one per cent more than one year earlier.

Of first-time registered passenger cars in July, 52 per cent were fully electric. The number of registrations of electric cars was 3,114, or 58 per cent higher than one year earlier.

In all, 2,025 new petrol-fuelled passenger cars were registered in July, which was about as much as one year earlier.