Finland’s current account swung to a EUR 242 million deficit in July 2026 from a EUR 1,960 million surplus in the corresponding month of the previous year. The deterioration was largely driven by a sharp decline in the goods account surplus, which narrowed to EUR 232 million from EUR 2,117 million a year earlier. At the same time, the services deficit widened to EUR 718 million from EUR 590 million, while the primary income surplus decreased to EUR 439 million from EUR 581 million. Meanwhile, the secondary income shortfall increased to EUR 195 million from EUR 148 million. source: Statistics Finland

Finland recorded a Current Account deficit of 242 EUR Million in July of 2026. Current Account in Finland averaged 82.00 EUR Million from 1975 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 2830.00 EUR Million in June of 2026 and a record low of -4373.00 EUR Million in April of 2019. This page provides the latest reported value for - Finland Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Finland Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-12 05:00 AM
Current Account
Jun €2.8B €-0.4B €-0.4B
2026-09-11 05:00 AM
Current Account
Jul €-0.2B €2.8B €2.2B
2026-10-13 05:00 AM
Current Account
Aug €-0.2B €-0.6B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -735.00 1860.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Capital Flows -1551.00 -1518.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Current Account -242.00 2830.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Exports 6505.00 9105.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
External Debt 642840.00 597937.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 92458.00 82660.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Imports 7240.00 7245.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Terms of Trade 101.50 101.60 points Aug 2026
Tourist Arrivals 382658.00 378237.00 Aug 2026


Finland Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-242.00 2830.00 2830.00 -4373.00 1975 - 2026 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
Finland Current Account Swings to Deficit in July
Finland’s current account swung to a EUR 242 million deficit in July 2026 from a EUR 1,960 million surplus in the corresponding month of the previous year. The deterioration was largely driven by a sharp decline in the goods account surplus, which narrowed to EUR 232 million from EUR 2,117 million a year earlier. At the same time, the services deficit widened to EUR 718 million from EUR 590 million, while the primary income surplus decreased to EUR 439 million from EUR 581 million. Meanwhile, the secondary income shortfall increased to EUR 195 million from EUR 148 million.
2026-09-11
Finland Current Account Surplus Largest on Record
Finland's current account surplus widened to EUR 2,830 million in June 2026 from EUR 1,282 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. This marked the largest current account surplus on record, largely as the goods account surplus climbed sharply to EUR 2,797 million in June from EUR 1,063 million a year earlier. At the same time, the primary income surplus increased to EUR 903 million from EUR 744 million in June 2025. Meanwhile, a wider deficit was recorded in the services account, which expanded to EUR 693 million from EUR 369 million, while the secondary income shortfall also rose to EUR 178 million from EUR 155 million.
2026-08-12
Finland Current Account Swings to Deficit
Finland’s current account recorded a deficit of EUR 562 million in May 2026, shifting from a surplus of EUR 367 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. The goods account surplus narrowed to EUR 328 million from EUR 678 million a year earlier, as exports rose 10% year-on-year to EUR 7. 1billion, while imports climbed 17% to EUR 6.7 billion. Additionally, the shortfall on the services account expanded to EUR 838 million from EUR 186 million, as well as the income redistribution to EUR 206 million from EUR 176 million. On the other hand, the primary income posted a surplus of EUR 154 million, nearly three times wider than EUR 52 million a year ago.
2026-07-13