17.1% more Finns file debt restructuring petitions in Jan-Sep
Published : 14 Oct 2026, 21:05
Updated : 14 Oct 2026, 22:00
A total of 4,611 debt restructuring petitions of private persons were filed with district courts in January to September 2026, according to Statistics Finland.
The number of petitions filed was 673 (17.1%) higher than in the respective period one year previously.
Altogether 49.6 per cent of debt restructuring petitions were filed by men and 50.4 per cent by women in January to September 2026.
The number of petitions filed in the first six months of this year was about 490 or 18.0 % higher than in the stipulated period in the previous year.
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