Industrial production in Finland increased by 5.7% year-on-year in February 2026, rebounding from a revised 0.7% decline in January. This was the strongest expansion in industrial activity since April 2025, largely supported by a sharp recovery in the manufacturing sector (5.8% vs -2.7% in January). Within manufacturing, output rose notably in food products (3.1% vs 2.2%), other non-metallic mineral products (7.6% vs 0.5%), machinery and equipment (21.2% vs 3.7%), and transport equipment (26.1% vs 5.2%).
Electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply also continued to grow (7.9% vs 7.2%). By contrast, mining and quarrying output contracted further, slumping by 12.0% after a 0.2% drop in the previous month. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production rose by 3.2% in February—its strongest increase in eleven months—reversing a 1.3% decline in the prior period.
