Finland’s economy on a faltering return to growth : September 2025 interim forecast

Abstract

Finland’s economy is still sluggish, but growth is picking up little by little. Due to the economy’s weak performance in the early months of the year, the full-year growth for 2025 will be 0.3%. However, growth will pick up to 1.3% in 2026 and to 1.7% in 2027. The unemployment rate for 2025 will rise to 9.4%, due to the weak cyclical conditions, but will start to fall during 2026–2027 as the economy improves. The inflation forecast for 2025 is 1.8%, and in the subsequent years of the forecast period it will remain below 2%.