Structure of agricultural and horticultural enterprises 2024

Data corrected 7.5.2025

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The number of farms continued to decrease in 2024, while the utilized agricultural area remained unchanged.

• There are a total of 40 968 agricultural and horticultural enterprises in Finland in 2024. The number of farms decreased by 1 290 (3%) from 2023.
• The average utilized agricultural area was 55 hectares per farm.
• Some 84% of all farms were family-run, 9% were farming syndicates, while farms owned by heirs and limited liability farms represented about 6%.
• 74% of farms had crop production as their production line, while 20% of farms were classified as livestock farms. Farms of horticulture represented 4%, and the rest of the Finnish farms are mixed farms with no single clear primary production line.