Balance of payments and international investment position 2026, April

Current account was in deficit in April 2026

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According to Statistics Finland, the current account was in deficit in April 2026. The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by 19 per cent year-on-year. There was net capital outflow from Finland to abroad.

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  • The current account was in deficit in April 2026.
  • The balance of goods and services showed a deficit of EUR 0.1 billion.
  • The goods account in balance of payment terms strengthened by EUR 0.2 billion the from previous year and was EUR 0.6 billion in surplus.
  • There was net capital outflow from Finland to abroad.

Current account

The current account was EUR 2.3 billion in deficit in April 2026. The 12-month moving total of the current account was EUR 3.4 billion in surplus.

Of the sub-items of the current account, the goods account in balance of payment terms was EUR 0.6 billion in surplus. The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by 19 per cent year-on-year and was EUR 7.7 billion. The value of goods imports in balance of payments terms grew by 17 per cent year-on-year to EUR 7.0 billion. The service account was EUR 0.8 billion in deficit.

The primary income account was EUR 1.9 billion in deficit. The secondary income account was EUR 0.2 billion in deficit.

Financial account

In April net capital outflow from Finland to abroad amounted to EUR 9.8 billion. Of the functional categories of the financial account, net capital outflow was highest in the form of other investments (EUR 8.5 billion).

Net capital inflow to Finland was highest in the form of reserve assets (EUR 0.1 billion).

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Balance of payments and international investment position [online publication].
Reference period: 2026, April. ISSN=2342-348X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 12.6.2026].
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