Current account was in deficit in October 2025

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According to Statistics Finland, the current account was in deficit in October 2025. The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by six per cent year-on-year. There was net capital inflow to Finland from abroad.

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  • The current account was in deficit in October 2025.
  • The balance of goods and services was in balance.
  • The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by six per cent year-on-year.
  • The value of goods imports in balance of payments terms grew by one per cent year-on-year.
  • There was net capital inflow to Finland from abroad.

Current account

The current account was EUR 0.2 billion in deficit in October 2025. The 12-month moving total of the current account was EUR 1.8 billion in surplus.

Of the sub-items of the current account, the goods account in balance of payment terms was EUR 0.8 billion in surplus. The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by six per cent year-on-year and was EUR 7.2 billion. The value of goods imports in balance of payments terms grew by one per cent year-on-year to EUR 6.4 billion. The service account was EUR 0.8 billion in deficit.

Both primary income account and secondary income account were EUR 0.1 billion in deficit.

Financial account

In October net capital inflow to Finland from abroad amounted to EUR 0.7 billion. Of the functional categories of the financial account, net capital inflow was highest in the form of portfolio investments (EUR 9.6 billion).

Net capital outflow from Finland to abroad was highest in the form of other investments (EUR 9.2 billion).

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Balance of payments and international investment position [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, October. ISSN=2342-348X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 12.12.2025].
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