Imports to Finland rose 5 percent from a year earlier to EUR 5.83 billion in November 2018 boosted by purchases of fuel, electrotechnical machinery and equipment, instruments and meters. Imports from the EU rose 2 percent, mainly from Sweden and despite a decline in purchases from Germany and the UK; and imports from non-EU countries increased 10 percent, in particular from Russia, the US and China. Imports in Finland averaged 2559.85 EUR Million from 1975 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5990 EUR Million in October of 2018 and a record low of 311.30 EUR Million in April of 1976.
Imports in Finland is expected to be 6020.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Imports in Finland to stand at 5420.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Finland Imports is projected to trend around 5780.00 EUR Million in 2020, according to our econometric models.