Industrial output decreased month-on-month in December 2025 but increased year-on-year

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Seasonally adjusted industrial output (TOL BCD) decreased by 0.8 per cent in December from the month before. According to Statistics Finland, industrial output adjusted for working days went up by 2.0 per cent compared to December 2024.

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  • Industrial output decreased from the previous month in December 2025. Output grew compared to one year ago.
  • Output fell in December from the previous month in nearly all main industries.
  • Only two main industries had more output than in November. Growth was strongest in the chemical industry.

Industrial output decreased in December in
nearly all examined main industries from the previous month 

Adjusted for working days, output in manufacturing (C) grew by 3.1 per cent in December 2025 from one year earlier. Seasonally adjusted output in manufacturing (C) remained on level with the previous month.

Output increased in December from the previous month in the chemical industry, by 15.3 per cent, and in mining and quarrying, by 7.6 per cent. In all other main industries examined in the figure, output was lower than in November. Output fell most in the electrical and electronics industry, by 13.2 per cent from the month before. Output decreased by 5.6 per cent in the food industry and by 2.7 per cent in the metal industry. Output also fell somewhat in the forest industry, by 1.0 per cent, and in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, by 0.5 per cent compared to November.

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Trend series of manufacturing sub-industries, 2008/1 to 2025/12, TOL 2008

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Volume index of industrial output, share of industry in total industries (BCD), original, working day adjusted, seasonally adjusted change percentage 12/2025

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Volume index of industrial output [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, December. ISSN=1798-9272. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 10.2.2026].
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