Kotiranta, Annu; Pajarinen, Mika; Rouvinen, Petri - 2016
In this study, we analyze the characteristics and development of Finnish startups based on firm-level data available in … public databases. By startups we refer to young, small, and independent firms holding basic elements for growth. Some 4 000 … had simultaneously increased their employment by at least 20% per annum. About one third of all startups operate in …