Finnish GDP Contracts 0.1% in Q3

Finland’s economy expanded by 0.6% quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2025, rebounding from a 0.3% contraction in the previous quarter, according to preliminary estimates. The latest figure also marked the first quarterly growth of the year. On a year-on-year basis, Finland’s GDP stagnated in Q4, following a 0.6% decline in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Finland’s economy contracted by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of 2025, a deeper decline than the preliminary estimate of 0.1%, albeit easing from a 0.4% drop in the previous period. Household consumption (0.2% vs -0.7% in Q2) rebounded, while government spending declined at a softer pace (-0.2% vs -1.2%). Moreover, net external demand supported GDP, as exports climbed to 2% from 0.1%, while imports slowed to 2.1% from 2.8%. In contrast, gross fixed capital formation slipped to 0.4% after a 1.9% rise in the previous quarter. On a yearly basis, GDP contracted 0.6% in the third quarter of 2025, reversing an upwardly revised 0.2% expansion in the preceding quarter.

Finland’s economy contracted by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of 2025, easing from a 0.4% decline in the previous quarter, according to preliminary estimates. Still, the latest figure represents the second consecutive period of economic contraction. On an annual basis, Finland’s GDP fell by 0.9%, marking its first year-on-year decline in over a year, following stagnation in the second quarter.