Finland’s consumer confidence declined to -10.5 in February 2026 from -8.7 in the previous month, marking its lowest level since April 2024 and moving further below the long-term average of -2.8. Households’ assessments of their own finances continued to weaken (-5.5 vs -3 in January), alongside increasingly pessimistic views on the broader Finnish economy, both currently (-44.4 vs -41.8) and over the next 12 months (-17.9 vs -16). Consumers also viewed it as a less favorable time to purchase durable goods (-20.9 vs -15), take out loans (-34.3 vs -29.9), or make major home purchases (11.2 vs 11.8). Moreover, inflation expectations rose, both for the present (4.6% vs 4.1%) and for a year ahead (4% vs 3.5%). Although concerns about unemployment eased slightly, sentiment remained subdued regarding the general unemployment outlook (-25.6 vs -26.5) and the perceived personal threat of unemployment (-16 vs -18.4). source: Statistics Finland

Consumer Confidence in Finland decreased to -10.50 points in February from -8.70 points in January of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Finland averaged -2.80 points from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 6.80 points in December of 2017 and a record low of -18.50 points in December of 2022. This page provides the latest reported value for - Finland Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Finland Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in Finland decreased to -10.50 points in February from -8.70 points in January of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Finland is expected to be -13.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Finland Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around -2.00 points in 2027 and -1.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-27 06:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Jan -8.7 -7.3 -8
2026-02-26 06:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Feb -10.5 -8.7 -9
2026-03-27 06:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Mar -10.5 -13


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -10.50 -8.70 points Feb 2026
Consumer Spending 29614.00 29496.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Personal Savings 4.20 5.60 percent Sep 2025
Retail Sales MoM 0.30 -0.10 percent Jan 2026
Retail Sales YoY 3.30 1.50 percent Jan 2026


Finland Consumer Confidence
In Finland, the Statistics of Finland consumer survey expresses consumers’ views and intentions relating to economic matters. The data system of Statistics Finland’s consumer survey is comprised of respondent-specific original data from phones interviews, which may not be disclosed, and published data concerning reply distributions and time series. Generally consumer confidence is high when the unemployment rate is low and GDP growth is high. Measures of average consumer confidence can be useful indicators of how much consumers are likely to spend.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-10.50 -8.70 6.80 -18.50 1995 - 2026 points Monthly

News Stream
Finnish Consumer Morale at Near 2-Year Low
Finland’s consumer confidence declined to -10.5 in February 2026 from -8.7 in the previous month, marking its lowest level since April 2024 and moving further below the long-term average of -2.8. Households’ assessments of their own finances continued to weaken (-5.5 vs -3 in January), alongside increasingly pessimistic views on the broader Finnish economy, both currently (-44.4 vs -41.8) and over the next 12 months (-17.9 vs -16). Consumers also viewed it as a less favorable time to purchase durable goods (-20.9 vs -15), take out loans (-34.3 vs -29.9), or make major home purchases (11.2 vs 11.8). Moreover, inflation expectations rose, both for the present (4.6% vs 4.1%) and for a year ahead (4% vs 3.5%). Although concerns about unemployment eased slightly, sentiment remained subdued regarding the general unemployment outlook (-25.6 vs -26.5) and the perceived personal threat of unemployment (-16 vs -18.4).
2026-02-26
Finnish Consumer Morale Weakest in 11 Months
Finland’s consumer confidence dropped to -8.7 in January 2026 from -7.3 in the previous month, marking the lowest level since February last year and moving further away from the long-term average of -2.8. Households’ assessments of both their own finances (-3 vs -0.2 in December) and the broader Finnish economy deteriorated, with views on the current economic situation remaining very poor (-41.8 vs -41.4). Expectations for economic conditions a year ahead also stayed subdued (-16 vs -12.8), and consumers continued to see it as an unfavorable time to purchase durable goods (-15 vs -16.5) or take out loans (-29.9 vs -30.3). Still, some plans to buy a car (15.1 vs 13.8) and take out a loan continued to emerge (16.4 vs 15.4). Meanwhile, unemployment expectations remained gloomy (-26.5 vs -26.7), with the perceived threat of job losses at its highest level since the pandemic year of 2020 (-18.4 vs -15.7).
2026-01-27
Finnish Consumer Morale Remains Weak in December
Finland’s consumer confidence fell to -7.3 in December 2025 from -6.5 in the previous month. The latest figure remained well below the long-term average of -2.8, reflecting continued weakness in overall sentiment. While households’ assessments of their current economic situation improved slightly from both November and a year ago (-0.2 vs -2.8 in November), they were still low, and outlooks for the broader Finnish economy remained subdued (-41.4 vs -37.1). Most consumers also still viewed the timing as unfavorable for purchasing durable goods (-16.5 vs -10.6) or taking out loans (-30.3 vs -25.5), with few planning major spending or home purchases (-23.9 vs -20.5). Additionally, concerns about unemployment remained high, both generally (-26.7 vs -27.2) and personally (-15.7 vs -16.6), and women’s confidence in the economy continued to lag behind men’s. Meanwhile, expectations for personal finances over the next year (7.8 vs 9.2) softened a little but stayed near the long-term average.
2025-12-29