Finnish Industrial Output Hits 10-Month High

2026-04-10 05:50 By Erika Ordonez 1 min. read

Industrial production in Finland rose by 5.7% year-on-year in February 2026, rebounding from a revised 0.7% decline in the previous month.

This marked the strongest expansion in industrial activity since April 2025, driven by a sharp recovery in the manufacturing sector (5.8% vs -2.7% in January), with significant output increases in food products (3.1% vs 2.2%), other non-metallic mineral products (7.6% vs 0.5%), machinery and equipment (21.2% vs 3.7%), and transport equipment (26.1% vs 5.2%).

Additionally, electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply continued to rise (7.9% vs 7.2%).

Meanwhile, mining and quarrying output declined further, plunging by 12.0% after a 0.2% drop in the previous month.

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output climbed by 3.2% in February, the strongest in eleven months, reversing a 1.3% decline in the preceding period.



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