Consulting Engineering in Finland

Order intakes decline during the autumn

The turnover of consulting engineering companies (industrial, social and construction expert services) in Finland increased by about eight per cent in 2025 from 2024. In 2025, their turnover in Finland amounted to about EUR 8 billion.

The consulting engineering 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 43 per cent lower than in the preceding quarter and 11 per cent lower than in the corresponding period of 2025. In this sector, it is typical for order intakes to fluctuate from one quarter to another.

At the end of September, the value of order books was two per cent lower than at the end of June and seven per cent higher than in September 2025.

On the basis of order trends in the first months of the year, the turnover of consulting engineering companies is expected to remain unchanged in 2026.

At the end of September, consulting engineering companies in Finland employed 0.9 per cent more people than at the end of June. The industry employed approximately 52,100 people in September.