Finland’s trade deficit narrowed slightly to EUR 0.21 billion in December 2025 from EUR 0.22 billion a year earlier, according to preliminary estimates. Exports rose 0.4% year-on-year to EUR 6 billion, driven by a sharp 12.6% increase to non-EU countries. Among key partners, exports surged to Switzerland (176.2%), Australia (128.4%), United Kingdom (106.8%), India (60%), and Japan (48.3%). Meanwhile, imports also increased by 0.3% to EUR 6.2 billion, supported by a 3.6% rise in purchases from non-EU countries, led by Taiwan (362.5%), Brazil (59.5%), Switzerland (37%), and India (35.7%). For full-year 2025, Finland recorded a cumulative trade deficit of EUR 0.86 billion, narrowing sharply from EUR 2.7 billion in the previous year. source: Statistics Finland

Finland recorded a trade deficit of 210 EUR Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Finland averaged 148.35 EUR Million from 1975 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1749.60 EUR Million in November of 2002 and a record low of -1523.00 EUR Million in March of 2022. This page provides - Finland Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Finland Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Finland recorded a trade deficit of 210 EUR Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Finland is expected to be 40.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Finland Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 80.00 EUR Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-08 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Nov €-0.30B €0.17B €0.3B
2026-02-05 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Dec €-0.21B €-0.34B € -0.15B
2026-03-12 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jan €-0.21B €-0.3B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -210.00 -340.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Capital Flows -1718.00 -1675.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Current Account 1207.00 409.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Exports 6030.00 6030.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
External Debt 582067.00 615928.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 83453.00 81052.00 EUR Million Dec 2024
Imports 6240.00 6370.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Terms of Trade 100.40 100.80 points Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals 431457.00 247428.00 Dec 2025


Finland Balance of Trade
International trade makes a third of Finland’s GDP. Finnish principal exports are: telecommunications equipment, passenger cars and forestry products and paper and paperboard. Finnish principal imports are food stuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, textile yarn and fabrics and grains. European Union makes 55 percent of the total trade. The largest trade flows are with Germany, Russia, Sweden, China and U.S.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-210.00 -340.00 1749.60 -1523.00 1975 - 2025 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
Finland Trade Gap Narrows in December
Finland’s trade deficit narrowed slightly to EUR 0.21 billion in December 2025 from EUR 0.22 billion a year earlier, according to preliminary estimates. Exports rose 0.4% year-on-year to EUR 6 billion, driven by a sharp 12.6% increase to non-EU countries. Among key partners, exports surged to Switzerland (176.2%), Australia (128.4%), United Kingdom (106.8%), India (60%), and Japan (48.3%). Meanwhile, imports also increased by 0.3% to EUR 6.2 billion, supported by a 3.6% rise in purchases from non-EU countries, led by Taiwan (362.5%), Brazil (59.5%), Switzerland (37%), and India (35.7%). For full-year 2025, Finland recorded a cumulative trade deficit of EUR 0.86 billion, narrowing sharply from EUR 2.7 billion in the previous year.
2026-02-05
Finland Trade Balance Shifts to Deficit
Finland recorded a trade deficit of EUR 0.30 billion in November 2025, swinging from a EUR 0.01 billion surplus a year earlier, according to preliminary estimates. Exports declined by 1.8% year-on-year to EUR 6.0 billion, weighed down by weaker shipments to EU countries (-4.6%). Export contractions were most pronounced to Latvia (-32%), the United States (-23.1%), Belgium (-22.6%), China (-21.8%), and Turkey (-21.6%). Meanwhile, imports rose 2.9% to EUR 6.34 billion, driven by stronger purchases from non-EU countries (+9.4%). Import growth was led by Taiwan (+291.7%), Brazil (+133.9%), Canada (+92%), India (+36.1%), and Turkey (+31.2%). Over January–November, Finland posted a cumulative trade deficit of EUR 0.54 billion, compared with a EUR 2.5 billion deficit in the same period last year.
2026-01-08
Finland Trade Balance Shifts to Surplus
Finland posted a trade surplus of EUR 0.16 billion in October 2025, shifting from a deficit of EUR 0.48 billion in the corresponding month last year, according to preliminary estimates. Exports climbed by 9% year-on-year to EUR 6.9 billion, driven by higher shipments to both EU (0.2%) and non-EU countries (22.8%). Among key trading partners, exports increased notably to Switzerland (173%), Russia (169.4%), Germany (6.4%), the US (30.2%), China (13.4%), and Poland (19.8%). Meanwhile, imports fell by 1% to EUR 6.74 billion, weighed down by decreased purchases from both EU (-0.2%) and non-EU countries (-1.8%). Imports rose mainly from the US (23.8%), Taiwan (257.3%), Brazil (113.2%), and the Netherlands (12.9%). Considering the January to October period, the country recorded a deficit of EUR 0.17 billion, narrowing sharply from EUR 2.5 billion in the corresponding period a year ago.
2025-12-08