New car registration drops in May

A total of 6,783 new passenger cars were registered in May 2026, which was one per cent fewer than one year earlier, according to Statistics Finland. In all, 12,146 new vehicles were registered in May. First registrations decreased by one per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In January to May period of 2026, a total of 29,693 new passenger cars were registered, which was about as much as one year earlier. Of first-time registered passenger cars in May 2026, 49 per cent were fully electric. The number of electric car registrations was 3,309, or 44 per cent higher than one year earlier. In all, 2,540 new petrol-fuelled passenger cars were registered in May, which was 11 per cent fewer than one year earlier.