Farm Register - Farm Structure 2009

There were 64,175 farms in Finland in 2009, a decrease of 1,600 on the previous year.
Close to 40% of the farms that discontinued production had not applied for subsidies.
The average arable area of farms in 2009 was about 36 hectares.
Farms with more than 100 hectares of arable land accounted for almost a quarter of Finland’s total arable area.
60% of farms had rented arable land and their average size was 20 hectares.
43% of the farms grew cereals as their principal line of production while 19% specialised in dairy farming.
Farms engaging in sheep husbandry or other forms of production had the highest rates of discontinuing production.
The number of farms operated as limited companies continued to rise in 2009.
The average age of farmers exceeded the 50-year milestone in 2009.
Farmers around the age of 30 had the farms with the largest arable area.