Finland posted a current account surplus of EUR 254 million in May 2021, compared to a deficit of EUR 251 million in the same month a year earlier. This was the first surplus in three months, with the goods account surplus jumping to EUR 387 million from EUR 132 million in the prior year, while the deficit of services accounts plunging to EUR 56 million from EUR 228 million. At the same time, the surplus of primary income went up to EUR 181 million from EUR 146 million a year ago, while the gap of secondary income narrowed slightly to EUR 258 million from EUR 300 million. source: Statistics Finland

Current Account in Finland averaged 99.24 EUR Million from 1975 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 2117 EUR Million in October of 2009 and a record low of -4431 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 July of 2021.

Current Account in Finland is expected to be -200.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Current Account in Finland to stand at 80.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Finland Current Account is projected to trend around 70.00 EUR Million in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Finland Current Account

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
254.00 -617.00 2117.00 -4431.00 1975 - 2021 EUR Million Monthly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-04-12 05:00 AM Feb €0.4B €0.1B
2021-05-12 05:00 AM Mar €-0.7B €0.2B
2021-06-11 05:00 AM Apr €-0.6B €-0.7B €-0.9B
2021-07-13 05:00 AM May €0.3B €-0.6B
2021-08-13 05:00 AM Jun €0.3B
2021-09-10 05:00 AM Jul
2021-10-13 05:00 AM Aug
2021-11-12 06:00 AM Sep
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News Stream
Finnish Current Account Swings to Surplus
Finland posted a current account surplus of EUR 254 million in May 2021, compared to a deficit of EUR 251 million in the same month a year earlier. This was the first surplus in three months, with the goods account surplus jumping to EUR 387 million from EUR 132 million in the prior year, while the deficit of services accounts plunging to EUR 56 million from EUR 228 million. At the same time, the surplus of primary income went up to EUR 181 million from EUR 146 million a year ago, while the gap of secondary income narrowed slightly to EUR 258 million from EUR 300 million.
2021-07-13
Finnish Current Account Gap Widens in April
The current account deficit in Finland widened to EUR 0.64 billion in April 2021 from EUR 0.44 billion in the same month a year earlier, as the deficit of primary income increased slightly to EUR 0.36 billion from EUR 0.33 billion, while the goods account surplus narrowed to EUR 0.13 billion from EUR 0.59 billion in the prior year. On the other hand, the secondary income deficit edged down to EUR 0.25 billion from EUR 0.34 billion, while the deficit of services account declined to EUR 0.16 billion from EUR 0.35 billion a year earlier.
2021-06-11
Finnish Current Account Deficit Narrows in March
The current account deficit in Finland narrowed to EUR 0.75 billion in March 2021 from EUR 1.14 billion in the same month a year earlier, as the deficit of primary income declined sharply to EUR 0.20 billion from EUR 0.56 billion, while the deficit of services account narrowed slightly to EUR 0.43 billion from EUR 0.46 billion a year earlier, and that of secondary income edged down to EUR 0.27 billion from EUR 0.30 billion gap. On the other hand, the goods account surplus narrowed to EUR 0.16 billion from EUR 0.18 billion in the prior year.
2021-05-12
Finnish Current Account Swings to Surplus in February
The current account in Finland posted a EUR 0.4 billion surplus in February 2021, shifting from a EUR 0.68 billion deficit in the same month a year earlier, as the goods account saw a surplus of EUR 0.21 billion following a deficit of EUR 0.3 billion in the prior year. In addition, the surplus of primary income widened sharply to EUR 0.66 billion from EUR 0.29 billion. Meantime, the deficit of services account narrowed to EUR 0.28 billion from EUR 0.45 billion a year earlier, while that of secondary income was little changed at EUR 0.23 billion.
2021-04-12

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).