Balance of payments and international investment position 2025, September

Current account was in deficit in September 2026

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According to Statistics Finland, the current account was in deficit in September 2026. The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by 13 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 September 2026.
  • The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by 13 per cent year-on-year.
  • There was net capital inflow to Finland from abroad.

Current account

The current account was EUR 0.5 billion in deficit in September 2026. The 12-month moving total of the current account was EUR 1.7 billion in deficit.

Of the sub-items of the current account, the goods account in balance of payment terms was EUR 0.3 billion in deficit. The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by 13 per cent year-on-year and was EUR 7.7 billion. The value of goods imports in balance of payments terms grew by 22 per cent year-on-year to EUR 8.0 billion. The service account was EUR 0.6 billion in deficit. The value of service exports grew 12 per cent year-on-year and was EUR 3.4 billion while the value of service imports grew nine per cent year-on-year to EUR 4.0 billion.

The primary income account was EUR 0.5 billion in surplus. The secondary income account was EUR 0.2 billion in deficit.

Financial account

In September net capital inflow to Finland from abroad amounted to EUR 2.5 billion. Of the functional categories of the financial account, net capital inflow was highest in the form of other investments (EUR 1.6 billion).

Net capital outflow from Finland to abroad was highest in the form of direct investments (EUR 0.3 billion).

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Balance of payments and international investment position [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, September. ISSN=2342-348X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 12.11.2026].
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