Structure of agricultural and horticultural enterprises 2024 (provisional)

Data corrected 27.11.2024 and 12.2.2025

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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 40 871 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.