The trade balance was in surplus of EUR 525 million in June, according to the preliminary statistics of international trade in goods released by Finnish Customs on Tuesday.
In January-June, the aggregated surplus amounted to EUR 20 million.
In June 2024, the trade balance was EUR 925 million in surplus and in January-June of the same year, the aggregated deficit was EUR 1.6 billion.
According to the preliminary statistics, the value of Finnish exports decreased by 4.4 per cent in June year-on-year. The value of Finnish exports in June was EUR 6.4 billion. Export volume decreased by 1.0 per cent and export prices declined by 2.8 per cent year-on-year.
The value of imports increased by 1.8 per cent in June and was EUR 5.9 billion. Import prices declined by 0.8 per cent, but import volume increased by 4.4 per cent compared to June 2024.
In January-June 2025, the aggregated value of exports increased by 3.4 per cent, but the value of imports decreased by 1.2 per cent year-on-year.
Change of export volume during the latest 12 months was minus 0.2 per cent (12 month moving average July 2024 – June 2025). The corresponding figure for import volume was +0.8 per cent.
Value of exports to EU member states decreased by 15.1 per cent, but increased to non-EU countries by 12.0 per cent in June compared to the same month the previous year. The volume of exports to EU countries decreased by 12.9 per cent but increased to non-EU countries by 15.7 per cent during the same time.
Calculated from the beginning of the year, the value of exports to EU countries increased by 1.7 per cent and to non-EU countries by 5.8 per cent. The volume of exports to EU member states increased by 4.0 per cent, but the volume of exports to non-EU countries decreased by 6.8 per cent calculated according to a 12-month moving average.
Value of imports from EU countries increased by 3.7 per cent but decreased from non-EU countries by 0.8 per cent in June. The volume of imports from EU member states increased by 6.4 per cent and from non-EU countries by 1.5 per cent.
Calculated from the beginning of the year, value of imports from EU member states decreased by 0.1 per cent, and from other countries by 2.8 per cent. The volume of imports from EU member states increased by 1.2 per cent, and from non-EU countries by 0.7 per cent calculated according to a 12-month moving average.
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
