Finnish Producer Prices Drop the Most in 5 Months

Producer prices in Finland rose by 1.9% year-on-year in January 2026, rebounding from a 0.8% fall in the previous month. This marked the largest increase in producer prices since March 2023, as deflation softed for manufactured products (-0.5% vs -0.9% in December 2025), driven by higher prices in basic metals (5.3% vs 0.7%), pharmaceutical products (9% vs -1.8%), and rubber and rubber products (3.6% vs 0.3%). At the same time, costs increased in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (4.3% vs 4.2%), while prices recovered sharply in mining and quarrying (3.7% vs -0.3%) and electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning (26.9% vs -2.2%). On a monthly basis, producer prices grew by 4.3% in January, recovering from a 1% drop in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Finland fell by 0.8% year-on-year in December 2025, following a 0.2% growth in the previous two months. This marked the lowest reading since July, as prices fell further for manufactured products (-0.9% vs -0.1% in November), particularly in paper and paper products (-8.4% vs -7.6%) and chemical and chemical products (-3.5% vs -0.6%). In addition, costs declined for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning (-2.2% vs 5.7%). Meanwhile, costs grew for water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (4.2% vs 0.6%), while deflation eased in mining and quarrying (-0.3% vs -3.1%). On a monthly basis, producer prices dropped by 1% in December from a 0.3% gain in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Finland increased by 0.2% year-on-year in November 2025, matching the pace seen in the previous month. Price growth moderated for electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning (5.7% vs 7.8% in October) and for water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (0.6% vs 2.0%). Meanwhile, costs fell at a slower pace for both mining and quarrying (-3.1% vs -4.2%) and manufactured products (-0.1% vs -0.3%), supported in particular by easing deflation in chemicals and chemical products and basic metals, along with price increases in other non-metallic mineral products, computer, electronic, and optical products, and machinery and equipment n.e.c. On a monthly basis, producer prices rose by 0.3% in November, unchanged from the preceding month.