Inflation 0.6 per cent in February 2026
release | Consumer price index 2026, FebruaryAccording to Statistics Finland, the year-on-year change in consumer prices was 0.6 per cent in February 2026. In January, inflation stood at -0.2 per cent. The month-on-month change of consumer prices was 1.1 per cent.
Inflation indicators in Finland, February 2026
| Point figure | Monthly change (%) | Annual change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Price Index 2015=100 | 100.83 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Cost-of-living Index 1951:10=100 | 2359 | ||
| Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices 2015=100 | 101.48 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices at Constant Taxes 2015=100 | 101.46 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
Key selections
- In February 2026, consumer prices were raised most year-on-year by the following commodities: electricity, meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen and cigarettes.
- The rise in consumer prices from one year ago was curbed most by the following commodities: interest on housing loans, interests on consumer credit and student loans and real estates.
- The core inflation of the Consumer Price Index was -0.1 per cent. The calculation of the core inflation takes into account all consumer goods and services, excluding food and energy, which include more short-term price fluctuations than the other commodities.
According to preliminary data, inflation in the euro area was 1.9 per cent in February 2026
According to the preliminary data on the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), the rate of inflation in the euro area was 1.9 per cent in February. In January, it stood at 1.7 per cent. The corresponding figure for Finland was 1.8 per cent in February.
The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices does not include owner-occupancy, interests on consumption and other credits, fire insurance on owner-occupied dwellings or the vehicle tax. The consumption items included in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, as well as the rules governing its compilation, have been defined in EU regulations.
Eurostat’s estimate of inflation in the euro area is based on preliminary data from the Member States and on the price development of energy. Eurostat will publish detailed data on Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices for February on 18 March.
The year-on-year change in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices at Constant Taxes was 1.7 per cent in February 2026
The year-on-year change in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) stood at 1.8 per cent in February and that in the Index at Constant Taxes (HICP-CT) measuring market inflation at 1.7 per cent. Over twelve months, the combined raising impact on consumer prices from changes in commodity tax rates was thus 0.1 percentage points. The month-on-month change in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices was 1.2 per cent and that in the Index at Constant Taxes 1.2 per cent in February.
In the Index at Constant Taxes, the impact on inflation from changes in the value added tax and other commodity taxes has been eliminated by keeping the taxes constant relative to the index base period. The Index measures market inflation or the change in prices caused by reasons other than changes in commodity taxes. The price impact of the tax changes is obtained by comparing the development of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices and the Index at Constant Taxes.
Figures
Goods and services with the largest impact on the year-on-year change in the Consumer Price Index, 2026 February
Tables
Consumer Price Index 2025=100 by commodity groups, monthly and annual changes, 2026 February
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices 2025=100 by commodity groups, annual changes (%), 2026 February
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