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Finland's foreign trade with Switzerland, exports to Switzerland and imports from Switzerland in August 2026


The text of the following analysis is produced by a computer program.

In August Switzerland was Finland's nineth largest foreign trade partner. Rise from the previous month 5 places. Most of the the value of trade consists of Finland's exports to Switzerland. Switzerland's share of Finland's foreign trade in goods in August 2026 represented a share of 2.6 per cent. Share of Finland's that month's exports was 4.6 % and 0.8 % of imports. Amounting trade to worth of €351 million was 56.6 per cent bigger than in August of the previous year. The trade balance with Switzerland during the review month was very favorable for Finland. The surplus was €229 million.

The value of imports from Switzerland was 23.2 per cent higher than in August of the previous year, thus amounting now to €61 million. Major product categories of imports from Switzerland were Sitc 728 (other machinery and equipment specialized for particular industries; parts thereof, n.e.s.), representing 10.1 per cent of imports, Sitc 542 (medicaments (including veterinary medicaments)) 9.8 % and Sitc 733 (machine tools for working metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets, without removing material) 9.4 % of the imports.

Exports to Switzerland grew strongly over the previous year's August. The value of exports was €290 million. The largest product groups of exports were: Sitc 971 (gold,non-monetary), which represented a share of 87.2 per cent of total exports, Sitc 728 (other machinery and equipment specialized for particular industries; parts thereof, n.e.s.) 0.9 % and Sitc 771 (electric power machinery (other than rotating electric plant of group 716) and parts thereof) 0.8 % of the exports.

Significant increase in trade in goods between Finland and Switzerland in early 2026

During January-August, trade in goods with Switzerland has grown faster than Finnish trade in goods with the rest of the world. During this year trade in goods between countries was significantly higher than in January-August of the previous year. Growth was as high as 48.1 per cent and the value of the trade increased to €2.5 billion. During January-August the value of imports was €497 million. The export value was €2.0 billion. Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the value of imports increased by 13.3 % and the value of exports by 60.0 %. The largest product group in terms of imports has been Sitc 542 (medicaments (including veterinary medicaments)), worth €59 million. In export the largest value had Sitc 971 (gold,non-monetary), worth being €1.7 billion. The trade balance between Finland and Switzerland between January and August was in surplus for Finland. The timing surplus was €1.6 billion.


Switzerland's import to Finland, export from Finland to Switzerland, trade and trade balance monthly

Switzerland



YearMonthImport
1,000 €		Export
1,000 €		Trade
1,000 €		Trade Balance
1,000 €
2023159,647124,790184,43765,143
2023251,818118,809170,62666,991
2023368,164131,064199,22862,900
2023461,89489,082150,97727,188
2023557,767126,743184,51168,976
2023656,652133,842190,49477,190
2023750,20786,401136,60836,193
2023849,139146,806195,94597,667
2023958,259113,640171,89955,381
20231058,223131,609189,83273,386
20231161,439125,766187,20564,326
20231258,320115,796174,11657,476
2024167,431128,051195,48260,619
2024256,83694,464151,30037,629
2024351,026116,922167,94965,896
2024458,830141,733200,56382,903
2024566,116163,494229,61097,379
2024648,975108,397157,37259,422
2024762,191181,306243,497119,115
2024847,285146,989194,27399,704
2024963,520171,680235,200108,160
20241062,87081,282144,15218,411
20241154,050156,071210,120102,021
20241252,16397,573149,73645,410
2025145,606121,934167,54076,328
2025251,724121,512173,23669,788
2025363,048168,425231,473105,377
2025464,469157,915222,38593,446
2025550,784179,305230,089128,520
2025654,158160,384214,543106,226
2025759,441195,499254,939136,058
2025849,477174,770224,248125,293
2025953,137174,462227,599121,325
20251065,361208,106273,468142,745
20251157,778212,870270,649155,092
20251264,577269,309333,886204,732
2026150,449251,834302,283201,385
2026254,532224,904279,436170,372
2026362,315280,453342,768218,138
2026457,529285,568343,097228,038
2026566,799231,830298,629165,031
2026678,540271,334349,874192,793
2026765,783211,959277,742146,176
2026860,954290,157351,111229,203

Source: Finnish Customs

Switzerland

Table: Finland's export to Switzerland (CH) in April 2026 - August 2026

2026/42026/52026/62026/72026/8
1000 €%1000 €%1000 €%1000 €%1000 €%
0. Food and live animals 2,0870.7 1,7980.8 1,3950.5 1,0950.5 1,3520.5
1. Beverages and tobacco 820.0 660.0 430.0 500.0 330.0
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels 4,1131.4 4,1791.8 10,8554.0 2,4471.2 1,1250.4
3. Mineral fuels etc 100.0 20.0 20.0 120.0 50.0
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 630.0 310.0 840.0 260.0 260.0
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s. 5,2441.8 4,0301.7 5,7212.1 3,8701.8 2,5540.9
6. Basic manufactures 5,2841.9 6,2652.7 8,7293.2 12,6596.0 12,2924.2
7. Machinery,transport equipment 13,9114.9 16,5887.2 11,3634.2 11,7925.6 14,3244.9
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,7001.3 4,2591.8 4,9871.8 4,8832.3 5,3241.8
9. Goods not classified elsewhere 251,07387.9 194,61083.9 228,15384.1 175,12682.6 253,12187.2
All groups combined 285,568100.0 231,830100.0 271,334100.0 211,959100.0 290,157100.0

Source: Finnish Customs

Switzerland

Table: Finland's import from Switzerland (CH) in April 2026 - August 2026

2026/42026/52026/62026/72026/8
1000 €%1000 €%1000 €%1000 €%1000 €%
0. Food and live animals 2,2173.9 2,3853.6 2,8633.6 4,2676.5 2,5244.1
1. Beverages and tobacco 1440.3 410.1 3370.4 1550.2 3370.6
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels 3450.6 2520.4 1420.2 4150.6 470.1
3. Mineral fuels etc 900.2 420.1 410.1 1030.2 330.1
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 10.0
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s. 15,56927.1 23,82535.7 21,41627.3 15,43623.5 15,74625.8
6. Basic manufactures 9,06515.8 10,47215.7 17,01221.7 10,44915.9 4,4007.2
7. Machinery,transport equipment 19,03733.1 17,78226.6 26,12433.3 26,58840.4 28,18946.2
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10,45918.2 11,62517.4 10,17613.0 8,33412.7 9,28115.2
9. Goods not classified elsewhere 6031.0 3750.6 4290.5 370.1 3960.7
All groups combined 57,529100.0 66,799100.0 78,540100.0 65,783100.0 60,954100.0

Source: Finnish Customs

Links to various pages that meet different foreign trade data classifications on Finland's exports to Switzerland and imports from Switzerland to Finland

ClassificationDescriptionYear levelQuarter levelMonth levelYear 2026 sofar
SITCStandard International Trade Classification (classification system is maintained by the United Nations)████████████
BECThe standard of statistical classification of BEC (Broad Economic Categories) is upheld by the UN and it is based on SITC-nomenclature.████████████
NACENational industrial classification based on Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community
Nomenclature générale des Activités économiques dans les Communautés européennes		████████████
CPACPA = Classification of Products by Activities████████████
CNThe Combined Nomenclature is the common nomenclature of the European Community.████████████



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