Monthly statistics on the international trade in goods, April 2026

29.6.2026 9.00

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Finnish Customs, Statistics

Volume of exports increased 12.0 percent and volume of imports 9.2 per cent in April

The value of Finnish exports of goods increased by 19.9 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 7.2 billion. Export volume increased by 12.0 per cent and export prices rose by 7.2 per cent year-on-year. The value of imports increased by 18.1 per cent in April to EUR 7.5 billion. Import prices increased by 11.1 per cent and import volume by 9.2 per cent compared to April 2025. In January-April, the total value of exports increased by 9.3 percent, and the volume of exports grew by 3.4 percent. The value of imports grew by 13.0 percent and the volume of imports by 7.3 percent compared to January-April of the previous year.

In April 2026, the trade balance showed a deficit of EUR 288 million. In January-April 2026, the trade balance had accumulated a deficit of EUR 2.0 billion. The aggregated trade surplus decreased for industrial machinery and equipment, chemical forest industry products and metals. Trade in chemical industry products showed a surplus compared to previous year. The aggregated trade deficit increased for electrical machinery and equipment, transport equipment as well as for food and beverages. The deficit decreased for crude oil and refined petroleum products, ores and metal scrap.

The terms of trade declined in April compared to the corresponding month of 2025 as import prices grew more than export prices. The point figure in April was 96.9, while it was 100.4 in April 2025. The terms of trade declined also from March 2026.

Imports from EU member states are compiled with data collected with a new method starting in January 2026. Other EU-countries data on exports to Finland is used in imports compilation. Only total values of imports are comparable with the year 2025. Finnish Customs will not publish any other yearly percentage change figures of imports during the statistical year 2026. The unit cost- and volume indices of international trade in goods are calculated according to the new data collection method, the percentage chances are comparable. Read more: Impact of the change in the data collection method for imports on the international trade statistics of goods.

Value of exports of almost all large commodity groups increased in April

The value of exports of capital goods grew by 16.7 per cent in April. The value of exports of industrial supplies grew by 11.9 per cent year-on-year. The value of exports of fuels and lubricants increased by 75.5 per cent. The value of exports of consumer goods increased by 71.7 per cent but the value of exports of transport equipment and parts declined by 6.1 percent. The value of exports of food and beverages increased by 0.4 percent.

Export volume to EU countries decreased, export volume to countries outside the EU increased in April

The volume of exports to EU member states decreased by 2.0 per cent but exports to other countries increased by 33.0 per cent in April. The volume of imports from EU member states increased by 11.6 per cent and from other countries by 7.0 per cent. In January–April, the volume of exports to EU countries decreased by 0.8 percent but grew to non-EU countries by 10.1 percent. The volume of imports from EU countries increased by 5.9 percent and from non-EU countries by 9.2 percent in January-April.

* Moving 12-months averages

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