2025.12.0807:29:44UTC+00Finland Trade Balance Shifts to Surplus

In October 2025, Finland reported a trade surplus of EUR 0.16 billion, marking a shift from a deficit of EUR 0.48 billion in the same month the previous year, based on preliminary assessments. There was a notable 9.3% year-on-year increase in exports, reaching EUR 6.9 billion. This growth was fueled by increased shipments to both EU countries (0.2%) and non-EU nations (22.8%). Significant rises in exports were observed with Switzerland (173%), Russia (169.4%), Germany (6.4%), the US (30.2%), China (13.4%), and Poland (19.8%). Conversely, imports saw a modest increase of 2% to EUR 6.74 billion, impacted by reduced acquisitions from both EU (-0.2%) and non-EU countries (-1.8%). However, imports grew primarily from the US (23.8%), Taiwan (257.3%), Brazil (113.2%), and the Netherlands (12.9%). Over the January to October duration, Finland registered a narrowed deficit of EUR 0.17 billion, a significant reduction from the EUR 2.5 billion deficit reported for the same period in the previous year.