Finlande Balance Commerciale

Finland’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 0.21 billion in February 2025 from EUR 0.73 billion in the same month of the previous year, according to preliminary estimates. Imports fell by 3.3% year-on-year to EUR 5.95 billion, driven by reduced purchases from non-EU countries (-10.1%). However, purchases increased from the EU countries (1.5%). The sharpest declines in imports were from the United Kingdom (-36.4%), Canada (-25.2%), the United States (-21.0%), and Russia (-14.9%). Meanwhile, exports increased by 5.8% to EUR 5.74 billion, boosted by sales to EU countries (3.4%) and non-EU countries (9.2%). Among key trading partners, exports increased mainly to Latvia (104.5%), Lithuania (71.5%), South Korea (48.1%), Norway (48.0%), and Poland (32.3%). For the first two months of the year, the country’s trade deficit shrank to EUR 395 million from EUR 1.0 billion in the same period of last year.