Other entrepreneurship in agriculture and horticulture, 2016

Nearly 14,300 farms were engaged in other business activities in addition to agriculture and horticulture in 2016.
The number of farms engaged in other business activities has decreased by roughly 2,500 farms since 2013.
Farms engaged in other business activities accounted for 29 per cent of all farms.
The share of farms engaged in other business activities has fallen by 2 % since 2013.
Contracting was the most common form of other business activities, with roughly 7,000 farms engaged in contracting.
Agricultural machine contracting was the most common form of contracting.
Other business activities employed approximately 23,000 people.
Agricultural and horticultural enterprises spent roughly 8,800 person years on other business.
The proportion of multi-industry farms is the lowest on dairy cattle and pig farms.
The number of people engaged in other business activities is the highest in the Ostrobothnia region.