Balance of payments and international investment position 2026, March
Current account was in surplus in March 2026
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland, the current account was in surplus in March 2026. The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by 12 per cent year-on-year. There was net capital inflow to Finland from abroad.
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- The current account was in surplus in March 2026.
- The services account weakened by EUR 0.1 billion from the previous year and was EUR 0.7 billion in deficit.
- The goods account in balance of payment terms strengthened by EUR 0.2 billion the from previous year and was EUR 1.0 billion in surplus.
- There was net capital inflow to Finland from abroad.
Current account
The current account was EUR 0.3 billion in surplus in March 2026. The 12-month moving total of the current account was EUR 5.2 billion in surplus.
Of the sub-items of the current account, the goods account in balance of payment terms was EUR 1.0 billion in surplus. The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by 12 per cent year-on-year and was EUR 7.7 billion. The value of goods imports in balance of payments terms grew by 10 per cent year-on-year to EUR 6.8 billion. The service account was EUR 0.7 billion in deficit. The value of service exports fell one per cent year-on-year and was EUR 3.0 billion while the value of service imports grew two per cent year-on-year to EUR 3.7 billion.
The primary income account was EUR 0.2 billion in surplus. The secondary income account was EUR 0.2 billion in deficit.
Financial account
In March net capital inflow to Finland from abroad amounted to EUR 4.9 billion. Of the functional categories of the financial account, net capital inflow was highest in the form of other investments (EUR 8.2 billion).
Net capital outflow from Finland to abroad was highest in the form of portfolio investments (EUR 3.3 billion).
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