2026.01.0809:08:25UTC+00Finland Trade Balance Shifts to Deficit

In November 2025, Finland experienced a trade deficit of €0.30 billion, shifting from a €0.01 billion surplus observed in the same month of the previous year, according to preliminary data. This change reflects a 1.8% decline in exports, bringing the total to €6.0 billion. This decrease was primarily due to reduced shipments to EU countries, which saw a decrease of 4.6%. Among the countries most significantly impacted were Latvia (-32%), the United States (-23.1%), Belgium (-22.6%), China (-21.8%), and Turkey (-21.6%). Conversely, imports increased by 2.9%, reaching €6.34 billion, spurred by a 9.4% increase in purchases from non-EU nations. The surge in imports was largely driven by Taiwan (+291.7%), Brazil (+133.9%), Canada (+92%), India (+36.1%), and Turkey (+31.2%). During the January to November period, Finland registered a cumulative trade deficit of €0.54 billion, an improvement from the €2.5 billion deficit recorded in the same timeframe the previous year.