Finland Producer Prices Ease in March

Producer prices in Finland advanced by 7.4% year-on-year in May 2026 from 4.6% in the previous month. Costs increased in manufactured products (6.4% vs 4.7% in April), particularly in beverages (4.9% vs 0.4%), wearing apparel (4% vs 2.6%), chemical and chemical products (4.9% vs 0.9%), and rubber and plastic products (5.3% vs 1.1%), while prices rebounded in textiles (1.0% vs. -0.6%) and basic pharmaceutical products (3.4% vs. -4.2%). In addition, inflation accelerated in mining and quarrying (11.9% vs. 9.3%), electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (17.9% vs. 1.0%), and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (10.1% vs. 6.6%). On a monthly basis, producer prices increased 1.3% in May, following a 1.2% rise in the previous month.

Producer prices in Finland rose by 4.6% year-on-year in April 2026 from 2.6% in the previous month. The latest figure marked the highest reading since February 2023, mainly due to higher prices in manufactured products (4.7% vs 3.5% in March), particularly in wearing apparel (2.6% vs 1.7%), rubber and plastic products (1.1% vs 0.8%), electrical equipment (3.7% vs 3%), furniture (4.2% vs 3.8%), and other manufactured goods (0.9% vs 0.8%). Additionally, costs increased in mining and quarrying (9.3% vs 8%) and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (6.6% vs 4.5%), while prices recovered sharply in electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (1% vs -8.3%). On a monthly basis, producer prices grew by 1.2% in April, rebounding from a 1.4% drop in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Finland rose by 2.6% year-on-year in March 2026, easing from 3.8% in the previous month. Price growth slowed for water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (4.5% vs 10.4% in February), while costs plunged for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (-8.3% vs 41.4%). In contrast, prices increased for manufactured products (3.5% vs 0.2%), lifted by higher costs in wearing apparel (1.7% vs 1.2%), printing and reproduction services of recorded media (1.7% vs 0.5%), basic metals (8.3% vs 6.2%), electrical equipment (3% vs 2.1%), and furniture (3.8% vs 3.7%). At the same time, costs picked up for mining and quarrying (8% vs 5.7%). On a monthly basis, producer prices dropped 1.4% in March, following a 1.9% growth in the preceding period.