Finland: monthly passenger car registrations 2022-2023

The number of new passenger car registrations in Finland fluctuated between 5,500 and 9,400 from January 2022 to December 2023. The most popular month for registering new cars was May 2023, whereas the lowest car registration numbers were recorded in July 2022. Overall, there were roughly 87,500 new passenger car registrations in 2023, which was nearly 6,000 more than in the previous year.

Registrations of new diesel-fueled passenger cars dropping

The registrations of new diesel-fueled passenger cars showed a decreasing trend in the past five years, while an opposite trend could be seen for fuel types such as petrol, electricity, natural gas, and petrol/electric hybrid. The increase of electric passenger cars can also be seen in the registration numbers of cars from the American electric automotive manufacturer Tesla Motors. Tesla was the most popular electric passenger car brand on the road in Finland.

Toyota in the lead in new passenger car registrations

Other popular passenger cars in Finland included brands such as Toyota, Volkswagen, and Škoda. Toyota, a Japanese automotive manufacturer, sold roughly 14,300 cars in 2023, proving itself as the leading passenger car brand in the country.