Building permits for new construction, summary table of preliminary figures

Building permits
Quarter 1 - 2 Authorised building permits, number Gross floor area (1 000 sq.m.)
  Total Residential buildings Buildings for seasonal and secondary use Non-residential buildings Total Residential buildings / Buildings for seasonal and secondary use Non-residential buildings
2024 4 943 2 458 973 1 512 3 847 1 903 1 944
2025 5 372 2 582 1 025 1 765 4 475 2 125 2 350
2026* 5 450 2 700 950 1 800 4 900 2 549 2 351

* Figures for the latest year are corrected by 13 percent for the number of building permits and 18 percent for gross floor area which are the average backlog in recent years.

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Source
SCB

Last updated
2026-08-24

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