Turnover swings to growth

The turnover of consulting engineering companies (industrial, social and construction expert services) in Finland increased by around two per cent in 2024 from 2023. In 2024, their turnover in Finland amounted to EUR 7.5 billion.

In January–July of the current year, the turnover of consulting engineering companies was nine per cent higher than in the corresponding period of last year.

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 25 per cent lower than in the preceding quarter and seven per cent more than in the corresponding period of 2024.

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

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

At the end of September, consulting engineering companies in Finland employed 1.2 per cent fewer people than at the end of June. The industry employed approximately 52,300 people in September.