Volume of exports increased by 3.8 per cent in 2025

According to preliminary data on international trade on goods available to Finnish Customs, Finnish exports of goods turned to growth in 2025. The value of exports increased 3.0 per cent compared to 2024. The volume of exports increased by 3.8 per cent, but the export prices continued to decline, by 1.2 per cent. The value of exports amounted to 74.3 billion euros. The value of imports increased by 0.4 per cent in comparison with 2024. In terms of volume, also imports turned to growth, by 2.9 per cent, while import prices declined by 1.0 per cent. The value of goods imports amounted to 75.2 billion euros.

In the international trade in goods, 2025 was a year of both exports and imports turning to growth. During the previous year 2024 the value of exports declined by 5.5 per cent and the value of imports by 2.6 per cent. The year 2023 was even weaker, the value of exports decreased by 6.7 percent and the value of imports by 16.9 per cent. In 2024, the volume of exports decreased by 3.5 per cent. The decline of volume of exports was higher compared to 2.7 per cent decline in volume in 2023. The volume of imports in 2024 decreased by 2.8 per cent and in 2023 by 10.5 per cent. The fall in both export and import prices was modest in both years.

Trade balance deficit high with EU-countries in 2025

According to preliminary data, the trade balance showed a deficit of 855 million euros in 2025. The trade with EU countries had a deficit of 2.0 billion euros. Trade with non-EU countries showed instead a surplus of 1.1 billion euros. The trade deficit was significantly larger the year before, 2.7 billion euros. In 2023, the trade deficit was 488 million euros. The last time the trade balance experienced a surplus on an annual basis was in 2010.

Trade balance with China showed the largest deficit also in 2025 according to preliminary data. The deficit amounted to 3.7 billion euros. Trade with Germany, Norway and Denmark was also heavily in deficit. The largest surplus country by far was the United States, with a surplus of 3.6 billion euros. Trade balance was also in significant surplus in trade with the Netherlands, Switzerland and Great Britain.

Exports of transport equipment and ships increased in 2025

According to preliminary data, the exports of transport equipment and ships contributed most to the overall increase in exports in 2025. The export value grew by slightly more than a quarter. The export value of chemical industry products decreased a bit, under one per cent. Exports of pharmaceutical products declined by 16 per cent, but exports of fertilisers increased equally. Exports of forest industry products increased by three per cent. The export value of paper and paperboard, and paper pulp remained at almost the same level as the previous year, but the exports of timber grew by a tenth.

Exports of industrial machinery and apparatus decreased by one per cent and exports of electrical machinery and equipment increased by one per cent. The export value of energy products grew by 12 per cent and the export value of metal industry products fell by six per cent.

The import value decreased in almost all the significant commodity classes, but imports of industrial machinery and apparatus increased by 13 per cent. The imports of electrical machinery and equipment decreased by four per cent and imports of transport equipment and ships by six per cent.

The import value of chemical industry products was almost at the same level in 2025 as in the previous year. Imports of pharmaceutical products declined slightly, but exports of fertilisers increased by 11 per cent. The fall in energy products import value was six per cent according to preliminary data. Imports of metal industry products fell also, by four per cent.

Sweden was the largest export country also in 2025

Sweden was our largest trading partner for exports in 2025 according to preliminary data. The value of exports to Sweden increased by 4.6 per cent and the share of total exports of goods was 11.5 per cent. In 2025 the United States was the second largest trading partner for exports with a share of 10.4 per cent. The export value increased by 11 per cent, boosted by exports of a cruise ship. Germany had the third place in 2025, the export value fell by 9.8 per cent and the share of total exports was 9.9 per cent. The Netherlands had the fourth place again, with a share of 7.7 per cent, exports grew by 0.8 per cent. China’s share of total exports was 4.5 per cent and exports decreased by 4.0 per cent. Exports to Poland increased by 14.6 per cent according to preliminary data and the share of total exports increased to 3.8 per cent. The share of Great Britain was 3.6 per cent, exports grew by 13.8 per cent.

The aggregated share of these seven largest export countries of the total export value was over half, or 51.3 per cent. The share of ten largest export countries was as high as 61.4 per cent.

Germany was the largest import country also in 2025

Germany was still our largest trading partner for imports in 2025 according to preliminary data and the share of total imports of goods was 13.8 per cent. Sweden was the second largest import country with a share of 11.6 per cent. The value of imports from Germany decreased by 0.7 per cent, but increased from Sweden by 0.6 per cent. The third largest import country was China with a share of 9.4 per cent. The value of imports from China fell by 5.5 per cent in 2025. Imports from Norway fell by 4.5 per cent and the share of total imports was 7.0 per cent. The United States was the fifth largest trading partner for imports with a share of total imports of goods of 5.5 per cent. The value of imports increased by 9.5 per cent in 2025. The share of the Netherlands was 5.3 per cent and imports decreased by 1.3 per cent and the share of Poland was 4.0 per cent, exports grew by 8.8 per cent.

The aggregated share of these seven largest import countries of the total import value was 56.6 per cent. The share of ten largest import countries was as high as 65.7 per cent.

Value of exports of external trade increased in 2025

Based on preliminary data, the value of exports to the EU countries in 2025 was nearly at the same level as in the previous year. The value of exports to the eurozone fell by 1.7 per cent. The value of exports to non-EU countries increased by 7.3 per cent. The value of imports from EU countries increased by 0.3 per cent, and from non-EU countries by 0.6 per cent. The value of imports from the eurozone fell by 1.9 per cent.

The EU countries’ share of Finland’s goods exports was 56.4 per cent in 2025, calculated based on preliminary data. This was a decrease from the share of 58.1 the year before. The EU share of Finland’s imports of goods was 58.3 per cent in 2025, almost the same as in 2024. The shares of the trade with countries outside the EU changed correspondingly. In 2025, the share of external trade of exports was 43.6 per cent and 41.7 per cent of imports.