FX.co ★ Finnish Consumer Morale Improves in July

In July 2025, Finnish consumer confidence saw a decline to -6.4 from June's four-month low of -8.6. This continues a trend of 41 consecutive periods in negative territory, though the decline is less steep and remains beneath the Consumer Confidence Indicator's (CCI) long-term average of -2.7. Finnish consumers perceived a slight improvement in their current financial situation, improving from -3.1 to -1. Their pessimistic outlook on Finland’s economic growth also saw a reduction, shifting from -15.4 to -12.7. Furthermore, their sentiment concerning the appropriateness of purchasing durable goods improved, moving from -16.7 to -10.6. The perception of personal unemployment risk also became less negative, improving from -13.5 to -12.8. However, expectations regarding unemployment continued to show pessimism, worsening from -26.5 to -28.3, while the tendency to save declined slightly, decreasing from 36.9 to 34.2.