The number of farms continued to decrease in 2024, while the utilized agricultural area remained unchanged.
There are a total of 40 871 agricultural and horticultural enterprises in Finland in 2024. The number of farms decreased by 1 400 (3%) from 2023.
The average utilized agricultural area was 56 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.
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