Finland February 2025: Volkswagen up 42.8%, Tesla down -48.7%
VW Tiguan sales are up 260.7% year-on-year in February.
Yet another negative month in Finland with new car sales off -10.9% year-on-year in February to 4,700 units. The year-to-date total is off -12% as a result to 10,363. Once again hit full frontal (-26.7%), Toyota however easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 15.6% share. Volkswagen (+42.8%) goes completely against the grain in 2nd place with a fantastic uptick. The next four brands all drop by the double-digits, with Skoda (-35%) hit hardest and Volvo (-19.2%), BMW (-19%) and Kia (-18.2%) all struggling. In fact Audi (+5.7%) is the only gainer in the remainder of the Top 10. Polestar (+1200%) is euphoric at #12 with 3% share. Tesla falls -48.7%.
The Toyota Yaris Cross (-23.6%), although in freefall, signs a third ever monthly win after last July and August. The Toyota Yaris (-20.9%) is up four spots on last month to #2 while January’s leader the Nissan Qashqai (-8.6%) falls to #3 but remains #1 YTD. The Toyota RAV4 (+1.7%) resists at #4 with the Volvo XC60 (-2.7%) rounding out the Top 5 like last month. Outstanding performances by the VW Tiguan (+260.7%), ID.4 (+226.3%), Toyota bZ4x (+1480%) and Skoda Superb (+100%). The new Polestar 4 leaps up 13 ranks on January to a record 14th place.
Previous month: Finland January 2025: Nissan Qashqai signs first win in almost 6 years
One year ago: Finland February 2024: Sales down -12.7%, Toyota, Hyundai stand out
Full February 2025 Top 30 brands and models below.
Finland February 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-25 | % | /23 | Jan | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota | 731 | 15.6% | – 26.7% | 1 | 1,607 | 15.5% | – 36.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 494 | 10.5% | + 42.8% | 2 | 1,064 | 10.3% | + 38.7% | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Volvo | 455 | 9.7% | – 19.2% | 4 | 983 | 9.5% | – 19.7% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Skoda | 400 | 8.5% | – 35.0% | 3 | 962 | 9.3% | – 29.0% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Kia | 364 | 7.7% | – 18.2% | 5 | 756 | 7.3% | – 17.9% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | BMW | 264 | 5.6% | – 19.0% | 7 | 611 | 5.9% | – 14.2% | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | Nissan | 206 | 4.4% | – 4.2% | 6 | 561 | 5.4% | + 0.0% | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 206 | 4.4% | – 33.5% | 8 | 479 | 4.6% | – 34.3% | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | Audi | 205 | 4.4% | + 5.7% | 9 | 442 | 4.3% | – 4.1% | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | Hyundai | 193 | 4.1% | – 1.0% | 11 | 372 | 3.6% | – 19.8% | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Ford | 149 | 3.2% | – 5.1% | 10 | 378 | 3.6% | + 33.1% | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Polestar | 143 | 3.0% | + 1200.0% | 13 | 247 | 2.4% | + 502.4% | 12 | 16 |
| 13 | Tesla | 122 | 2.6% | – 48.7% | 17 | 180 | 1.7% | – 55.8% | 15 | 7 |
| 14 | Dacia | 101 | 2.1% | + 65.6% | 14 | 186 | 1.8% | + 100.0% | 14 | 21 |
| 15 | Suzuki | 66 | 1.4% | + 26.9% | 15 | 139 | 1.3% | + 15.8% | 16 | 18 |
| 16 | Renault | 63 | 1.3% | + 103.2% | 16 | 133 | 1.3% | + 107.8% | 17 | 15 |
| 17 | Mazda | 62 | 1.3% | + 47.6% | 18 | 118 | 1.1% | + 12.4% | 18 | 17 |
| 18 | Citroen | 57 | 1.2% | + 119.2% | 25 | 95 | 0.9% | – 5.0% | 19 | 22 |
| 19 | Peugeot | 54 | 1.1% | – 35.7% | 12 | 218 | 2.1% | + 100.0% | 13 | 13 |
| 20 | BYD | 37 | 0.8% | – 36.2% | 21 | 88 | 0.8% | – 12.9% | 21 | 20 |
| 21 | Cupra | 36 | 0.8% | + 56.5% | 19 | 92 | 0.9% | + 87.8% | 20 | 26 |
| 22 | Mitsubishi | 36 | 0.8% | – 34.5% | 27 | 67 | 0.6% | – 42.7% | 26 | 19 |
| 23 | Lexus | 33 | 0.7% | + 10.0% | 20 | 84 | 0.8% | + 7.7% | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | Porsche | 33 | 0.7% | + 37.5% | 26 | 70 | 0.7% | + 34.6% | 25 | 25 |
| 25 | Land Rover | 32 | 0.7% | + 33.3% | 24 | 73 | 0.7% | + 58.7% | 23 | 27 |
| 26 | MG | 28 | 0.6% | new | 29 | 47 | 0.5% | new | 28 | 31 |
| 27 | Opel | 25 | 0.5% | – 24.2% | 22 | 71 | 0.7% | + 14.5% | 24 | 14 |
| 28 | Seat | 23 | 0.5% | + 228.6% | 32 | 31 | 0.3% | + 34.8% | 29 | 28 |
| 29 | Subaru | 16 | 0.3% | – 27.3% | 23 | 61 | 0.6% | + 35.6% | 27 | 24 |
| 30 | Smart | 9 | 0.2% | n/a | 28 | 30 | 0.3% | n/a | 30 | 30 |
Finland February 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-25 | % | /24 | Jan | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 168 | 3.6% | – 23.6% | 2 | 361 | 3.5% | – 34.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Toyota Yaris | 144 | 3.1% | – 20.9% | 6 | 301 | 2.9% | – 34.8% | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Nissan Qashqai | 138 | 2.9% | – 8.6% | 1 | 400 | 3.9% | + 8.7% | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Toyota RAV4 | 118 | 2.5% | + 1.7% | 3 | 296 | 2.9% | + 10.0% | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Volvo XC60 | 108 | 2.3% | – 2.7% | 5 | 268 | 2.6% | – 13.3% | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | VW Tiguan | 101 | 2.1% | + 260.7% | 8 | 214 | 2.1% | + 205.7% | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Toyota C-HR | 97 | 2.1% | + 18.3% | 11 | 198 | 1.9% | – 23.6% | 9 | 13 |
| 8 | Skoda Enyaq | 95 | 2.0% | + 3.3% | 4 | 256 | 2.5% | + 41.4% | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Toyota Corolla | 95 | 2.0% | – 72.4% | 9 | 206 | 2.0% | – 73.6% | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | VW ID.4 | 95 | 2.0% | + 226.3% | 15 | 176 | 1.7% | + 183.9% | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Kia Ceed | 86 | 1.8% | – 20.4% | 22 | 155 | 1.5% | – 19.3% | 15 | 10 |
| 12 | Audi Q4 e-Tron | 82 | 1.7% | + 3.8% | 29 | 135 | 1.3% | – 26.2% | 19 | 19 |
| 13 | Toyota bZ4x | 79 | 1.7% | + 1480.0% | 12 | 170 | 1.6% | + 335.9% | 12 | 66 |
| 14 | Polestar 4 | 75 | 1.6% | new | 27 | 129 | 1.2% | new | 21 | 67 |
| 15 | Volvo V60 | 73 | 1.6% | – 52.0% | 7 | 186 | 1.8% | – 4.6% | 10 | 14 |
| 16 | Kia EV3 | 73 | 1.6% | new | 19 | 147 | 1.4% | new | 17 | 146 |
| 17 | Skoda Superb | 72 | 1.5% | + 100.0% | 14 | 154 | 1.5% | + 58.8% | 16 | 31 |
| 18 | BMW X1 | 72 | 1.5% | + 9.1% | 23 | 134 | 1.3% | – 0.7% | 20 | 26 |
| 19 | VW Golf | 69 | 1.5% | + 19.0% | 13 | 155 | 1.5% | + 38.4% | 14 | 20 |
| 20 | Tesla Model 3 | 68 | 1.4% | + 51.1% | n/a | 90 | 0.9% | + 0.0% | 30 | 15 |
| n/a | Dacia Duster | 63 | 1.3% | + 85.3% | 18 | 140 | 1.4% | + 169.2% | 18 | 68 |
| n/a | Volvo EX40 | 63 | 1.3% | new | 33 | 111 | 1.1% | new | 25 | 42 |
| n/a | Skoda Octavia | 58 | 1.2% | – 80.1% | 10 | 165 | 1.6% | – 74.5% | 13 | 6 |
| n/a | Polestar 2 | 58 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a | 91 | 0.9% | + 122.0% | 29 | 38 |
| n/a | VW ID.7 | 52 | 1.1% | + 23.8% | 21 | 121 | 1.2% | + 18.6% | 23 | 22 |
| n/a | Volvo XC40 | 49 | 1.0% | – 66.7% | 28 | 102 | 1.0% | – 73.0% | 27 | 16 |
| n/a | Audi Q6 | 45 | 1.0% | new | 24 | 107 | 1.0% | new | 26 | 59 |
| n/a | Skoda Kodiaq | 44 | 0.9% | + 22.2% | 16 | 124 | 1.2% | + 74.6% | 22 | 30 |
| n/a | Ford Focus | 42 | 0.9% | + 13.5% | 34 | 88 | 0.8% | + 20.5% | 31 | 34 |
| n/a | Kia Stonic | 33 | 0.7% | – 21.4% | 17 | 112 | 1.1% | + 7.7% | 24 | 21 |
| n/a | Volvo EX30 | 33 | 0.7% | – 45.9% | 25 | 92 | 0.9% | – 9.8% | 28 | 5 |
Source: AUT
