Industrial output grows in Finland in September

Seasonally adjusted industrial output grew by 2.0 per cent in September from the month before, according to Statistics Finland.

The industrial output adjusted for working days went up by 4.5 per cent compared to September 2025.

Adjusted for working days, output in manufacturing grew by 5.6 per cent in September 2026 from one year earlier and grew by 2.1 per cent from the month before.

Among the main industries examined in the figure, industrial output grew most in September in mining and quarrying, by 11.6 per cent, and in the chemical industry, by 8.2 per cent from the month before.

Compared to the month before, output grew by 2.2 per cent in the metal industry, by 1.7 per cent in the electrical and electronics industry and by 1.5 per cent in the forest industry.

Output was also slightly higher in the food industry than in August, up by 0.3 per cent.

Output decreased only in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, where output was 9.7 per cent lower than in August.