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Statistics on building permits, new construction and conversion
The statistics show building permits for new construction, the the scope and direction of construction of residential buildings, such as started and completed dwelling units by different building types and net changes in the number of dwellings in multi-dwelling buildings by conversion, for example conversion of attics into dwellings.
Preliminary figures show that construction of roughly 15 350 dwellings was started in new buildings during the first half of 2026. This is 8 percent up than in the same period last year.