Sharing land borders with Sweden to its northwest, Norway to its north and Russia to its east, the Republic of Finland shipped US$84.1 billion worth of exported products around the world in 2025.

That dollar amount reflects a 3.2% increase from five years earlier in 2021 when Finnish exports totaled $81.5 billion.

Year over year, the value of Finland’s exported products accelerated by 11.3% from $75.6 billion for 2024.

Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, Finland uses the euro which strengthened via a 4.4% gain against the US dollar from 2024 to 2025. The stronger European Union currency made Finland’s exports paid for in weaker US dollars more expensive for international buyers starting with American currency.

Countries Spending the Most on Products Exported by Finland

The latest available country-specific data shows that two-thirds (66.4%) of products exported from Finland was bought by importers in: Sweden (11.3% of the Finnish total), United States of America (10.4%), Germany (9.8%), Netherlands (7.5%), mainland China (4.3%), Poland (3.7%), United Kingdom (3.6%), Norway (3.3%), Belgium (3.27%), Estonia (3.22%), France (3.1%) and Switzerland (2.9%).

From a continental perspective, more than two-thirds (67.7%) of Finland’s exports by value was delivered to fellow European countries while 14.4% was sold to importers in Asia.

Finland shipped another 12.2% worth of goods to buyers in North America.

Smaller percentages went to customers in Latin America (2.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (2%), then Oceania (1.6%) led by Australia and New Zealand.

Finland is a member in good standing of the European Union. Finnish exports to fellow EU members amounted to 55.4% of Finland’s total export sales–down from 56.9% in the prior year.

Given Finland’s population of 5.61 million people, its total US$84.1 billion in 2025 exports translates to roughly $15,000 for every resident in the Northern European nation. That dollar metric exceeds than the average $14,000 per capita one year earlier in 2024.

Finland’s Top 10 Exports

The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in Finnish global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Finland.

1. Machinery including computers: US$11.5 billion (13.6% of total exports)
2. Electrical machinery, equipment: $8 billion (9.5%)
3. Paper, paper items: $7.2 billion (8.6%)
4. Mineral fuels including oil: $7.1 billion (8.5%)
5. Iron, steel: $4.8 billion (5.8%)
6. Vehicles: $4.4 billion (5.3%)
7. Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $3.9 billion (4.7%)
8. Wood: $3.8 billion (4.6%)
9. Woodpulp: $2.90 billion (3.5%)
10. Ships, boats: $2.83 billion (3.4%)

Finland’s top 10 export product categories generated 67.3% of the overall value of Finnish shipments.

Ships and boats represent the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 66.5% from 2024 to 2025.

In second place for improving export sales were mineral fuels including oil via a 25.1% advance led by processed petroleum oils.

Finland’s shipments of vehicles posted the third-fastest gain in value up by 20.6%.

The lone decliner among Finland’s top 10 export categories were the metals iron and steel, thanks to a -1.1% drop year over year.

At the more detailed four-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level, Finland’s most valuable exported products are refined petroleum oils (6.9% of the Finnish total). In second place was coated paper (4.1%) trailed by Finnish exports of non-dissolving chemical woodpulp (3.3%), sawn wood (3.1%), cruise or cargo ships and barges (3%), flat-rolled stainless steel items (2.6%), electrical converters and power units (2.2%), medication mixes in dosage (2.1%), electro-medical equipment (2%) like x-ray machines, then cars (1.7%).

Products Generating Finland’s Biggest Trade Surpluses

The following types of Finnish product shipments represent positive net exports or a trade balance surplus. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports.

In a nutshell, net exports represent the amount by which foreign spending on a home country’s goods or services exceeds or lags the home country’s spending on foreign goods or services.

1. Paper, paper items: US$6.5 billion (Up by 7.4% since 2024)
2. Wood: $3 billion (Up by 26%)
3. Ships, boats: $2.8 billion (Up by 72.9%)
4. Woodpulp: $2.7 billion (Up by 7.9%)
5. Iron, steel: $2.3 billion (Up by 2.1%)
6. Gems, precious metals: $2.2 billion (Up by 71.4%)
7. Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $1.3 billion (Up by 16.3%)
8. Zinc: $767.7 million (Up by 4.5%)
9. Copper: $653.1 million (Down by -18.4%)
10. Fertilizers: $483.9 million (Up by 27.8%)

Finland has highly positive net exports in the international trade of paper and products made from paper. In turn, these cashflows indicate Finland’s strong competitive advantages under the paper and paper items category.

Products Causing Finland’s Worst Trade Deficits

Finland incurred an overall -US$901.3 million trade deficit for 2025, shrinking by -68.4% from -$2.85 billion in red ink one year earlier in 2024.

Below are exports from Finland that result in negative net exports or product trade balance deficits. These negative net exports reveal product categories where foreign spending on home country Finland’s goods trail Finnish importer spending on foreign products.

1. Mineral fuels including oil: -US$3.7 billion (Down by -26.9% since 2023)
2. Vehicles: -$2.9 billion (Down by -12.3%)
3. Ores, slag, ash: -$2.3 billion (Up by 42.7%)
4. Electrical machinery, equipment: -$1.3 billion (Down by -20.4%)
5. Machinery including computers: -$1.1 billion (Down by -291.5%)
6. Articles of iron or steel: -$854.9 million (Down by -12.2%)
7. Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: -$612.5 million (Up by 7.5%)
8. Cereal/milk preparations: -$611.8 million (Up by 8.7%)
9. Furniture, bedding, lighting, signs, prefab buildings: -$576.3 million (Up by 5.1%)
10. Pharmaceuticals: -$561.4 million (Up by 195.8%)

Finland has highly negative net exports and therefore deep international trade deficits under the mineral fuels-related products category, historically for crude oil, electrical energy and coal.

Finland’s Major Export Companies

Twelve Finnish corporations rank among Forbes Global 2000. Below is a sample of Finland’s major companies that Forbes included.

• Metso (miscellaneous industrial equipment)
• Neste Oil (oil, gas)
• Nokia (communications equipment)
• Outokumpu (iron, steel)
• Stora Enso (paper, paper products)
• UPM-Kymmene (paper, paper products)
• Wärtsilä (heavy equipment)

Wikipedia also lists companies headquartered in Finland that engaged in international trade transactions.

• Altia (alcoholic beverages)
• Fiskars (scissors, gardening tools, kitchenware)
• HKScan (meat products)
• Kemira Oyj (chemicals)
• Metsä Group (wood products, paper)
• Neste (refined petroleum)

 

In macroeconomic terms, Finland’s total exported goods represent 22.5% of its overall Gross Domestic Product for 2025 ($373.2 billion valued in Purchasing Power Parity US dollars). That 22.5% for exports to overall GDP in PPP for 2025 compares to 21.6% for 2024. Those percentages suggest a relatively increasing reliance on products sold on international markets for Finland’s total economic performance, albeit based on a short timeframe.

Another key indicator of a country’s economic performance is its unemployment rate. Finland’s unemployment rate averaged 8.125% in 2025, down from an average 8.4% one year earlier in 2024 according to International Monetary Fund statistics.

Finland’s capital city is Helsinki.

See also Finland’s Top Imports, Finland’s Top Trading Partners, Germany’s Top Trading Partners, Russia’s Top Trading Partners and Sweden’s Top Trading Partners

Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Europe: Finland. Accessed on April 14, 2026

Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on April 14, 2026

International Monetary Fund, Exchange Rates selected indicators (National Currency per U.S. dollar, period average). Accessed on April 14, 2026

International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on April 14, 2026

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on April 14, 2026

Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on April 14, 2026

Wikipedia, Gross domestic product. Accessed on April 14, 2026

Wikipedia, List of Companies of Finland. Accessed on April 14, 2026

Wikipedia, Finland. Accessed on April 14, 2026

Wikipedia, Purchasing power parity. Accessed on April 14, 2026

X-rates.com, Exchange Rates: Euro to US Dollar (monthly average 2025). Accessed on April 14, 2026