Value of new orders falls on the previous quarter

In 2024, the turnover of information technology companies (IT services and software) in Finland grew by around four per cent on 2023. Their turnover in Finland amounted to slightly over EUR 18 billion in 2024.

In January–July 2025, the turnover of information technology companies in Finland was nine per cent higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year.

The information technology companies that took part in Technology Industries of Finland’s survey of order books reported that the monetary value of new orders in the July–September period was 13 per cent lower than in the preceding quarter and 61 per cent higher year-on-year. Game industry and data centre companies are not included in the survey. In this sector, it is typical for order volumes to fluctuate strongly from one quarter to another.

At the end of September, the value of order books was nine per cent lower than at the end of June and three per cent lower than in September 2024.

On the basis of order trends in the first half of the year, the turnover of information technology companies is expected to grow in 2025.

At the end of September, information technology companies in Finland employed 0.9 per cent fewer people than at the end of June. The industry employed approximately 80,600 people in June.