Monthly statistics on the international trade in goods, April 2025

27.6.2025 9.00

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Finnish Customs, Statistics

Volume of exports decreased 2.6 percent, volume of imports 5.2 percent in April

The value of Finnish exports of goods decreased by 2.4 per cent year-on-year in April, according to the international trade in goods statistics provided by Finnish Customs. The value of Finnish exports was EUR 6.1 billion. Export volume decreased by 2.6 per cent and export prices increased by 0.8 per cent year-on-year.

The value of imports decreased by 8.3 per cent in April to EUR 6.2 billion. Import prices declined by 1.5 per cent and import volume by 5.2 per cent compared to April 2024. In January-April, the total value of exports increased by 8.3 per cent and the value of imports decreased by 0.5 per cent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. Change of export volume during the latest 12 months was +0.7 per cent (12-month moving average May 2024 – April 2025). The corresponding figure for import volume was -1.1 per cent.

In April 2025, the trade balance showed a deficit of EUR 60 million. In January-April 2025, the trade balance had accumulated a deficit of EUR 514 million. The aggregate trade surplus by commodity group increased for industrial machinery and equipment, metals and forest industry products. The deficit increased for ores and metal scrap, chemicals and related products, and foods and beverages, but decreased for crude oil and refined petroleum products, transport equipment and electrical machinery and equipment.

The terms of trade improved in April compared to the corresponding month of 2024 as export prices increased and import prices decreased. The point figure in April was 99.6, while it was 97.3 in April 2024. The terms of trade also improved from March 2025.

Value of exports of fuels and lubricants increased in April

The value of exports of capital goods decreased by 0.5 per cent in April, and the value of exports of industrial supplies decreased by 13.0 per cent year-on-year. The value of exports of fuels and lubricants increased by 108.2 per cent. The value of exports of consumer goods decreased by 6.5 per cent, and the value of exports of food and beverages increased by 1.8 per cent. The value of exports of transport equipment and parts increased by 1.4 per cent.

The value of imports of industrial supplies decreased by 6.9 per cent in April, and the value of imports of capital goods decreased by 21.0 per cent year-on-year. The value of imports of transportation equipment and their parts decreased by 12.5 per cent. The value of imports of fuels and lubricants increased by 13.2 per cent. The value of imports of food and beverages decreased by 1.1 per cent, and the value of imports of consumer goods by 6.2 per cent.

Exports to EU countries increased in April

The value of exports to EU member states increased by 3.1 per cent, and the exports to other countries decreased by 9.5 per cent in April. Imports from EU countries decreased by 8.1 per cent, and imports from non-EU countries by 8.6 per cent in April. In January-April, total exports to EU countries increased by 6.9 per cent and exports to countries outside the EU by 10.4 per cent. In the same period, imports from EU countries increased by 1.2 per cent, but decreased from countries outside the EU by 3.0 per cent.

* Moving 12-months averages

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