Inflation rises to 0.5% in August

The year-on-year change in consumer prices was 0.5 per cent in August 2025, according to Statistics Finland.

In July, inflation stood at 0.2 per cent. The month-on-month change of consumer prices was minus 0.2 per cent.

In August, consumer prices were raised most year-on-year by general hospital fee, cigarettes and wireless telephone services.

The rise in consumer prices from one year ago was curbed most by average interest rate on housing loans, interests on consumer credit and petrol 95 E 10.

The core inflation of the Consumer Price Index was 0.5 per cent.

The calculation of the core inflation takes into account all consumer goods and services, excluding food and energy, which include more short-term price fluctuations than the other commodities.