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Structure of agricultural and horticultural enterprises 2023

Published 24.4.2024

The number of farms continued to decrease in 2023, while the utilized agricultural area remained unchanged.

  • There are a total of 42 271 agricultural and horticultural enterprises in Finland in 2023. The number of farms decreased by 1 269 from 2022. 
  • The average utilized agricultural area was 54 hectares per farm. 
  • Some 85% of all farms were family-run, 9% were farming syndicates, while farms owned by heirs and limited liability farms represented about 5%.
  • 72% of farms had crop production as their production line, while 20% of farms were classified as livestock farms. The other Finnish farms are mixed farms with no single clear primary production line.

 

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