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Preliminary statistics on the international trade in goods, August 2022

6.10.2022 9.00



Finnish Customs, Statistics

Value of exports increased by 28.8 per cent in August

According to the preliminary statistics of international trade in goods provided by Finnish Customs, the value of Finnish exports increased by 28.8 per cent, and the value of imports by 37.3 per cent in August year-on-year. The value of Finnish exports in August was EUR 6.6 billion and the value of imports EUR 7.9 billion. During the reference month in 2021 exports increased by 17.1 per cent and imports by 23.4 per cent.

In January-August 2021, the total value of exports increased by 24.9 per cent and the value of imports by 36.6 per cent year-on-year.

The trade balance was in deficit of EUR 1.3 billion in August. In January-August, the aggregated deficit amounted to EUR 8.9 billion. In August 2021, the trade balance was EUR 590 million in deficit and in January-August of the same year, the aggregated deficit was EUR 2.9 billion.

Exports to EU member states increased by 31.1 per cent, and exports to non-EU countries by 25.7 per cent in August. Imports from EU countries increased by 29.1 per cent and imports from non-EU countries by 48.1 per cent. Calculated from the beginning of the year, exports to EU countries rose by 30.9 per cent and to non-EU countries by 17.5 per cent. During the same period, imports from EU member states rose by 24.4 per cent and from other countries by 54.4 per cent.

Tables 7 and 8 on trade with Russia by more specific commodity level have temporarily been added to the preliminary statistics publication. The values in the table are preliminary and significant changes are possible when data becomes more complete.

Further information:

Kaarna, Anssi tel. +358 40 332 8153
Telasuo, Christina tel. +358 40 332 1828
E-mail: forename.surname[at]tulli.fi

The monthly preliminary statistics release contains preliminary overall figures about Finland's international trade in goods. More precise figures of exports and imports as well as detailed statistics about specific countries and goods will be published at the end of the month in the monthly statistical release.

Figure 1. Monthly export, import and trade balance 2020-2022
  • Figure 1. Monthly export, import and trade balance 2020-2022
  • Figure 2. Changes of export values by month compared with the same month of the previous year 2020-2022
  • Figure 3. Changes of import values by month compared with the same month of the previous year 2020-2022
  • Figure 4. Exports 2020-2022 (original, seasonally adjusted and trend)
  • Figure 5. Imports 2020-2022 (original, seasonally adjusted and trend)

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