Producer prices in Finland rose by 7.4% year-on-year in May 2026, accelerating from a 4.6% increase in April. Costs for manufactured products climbed 6.4% (up from 4.7%), driven in particular by higher prices for beverages (4.9% vs 0.4%), wearing apparel (4% vs 2.6%), chemicals and chemical products (4.9% vs 0.9%), and rubber and plastic products (5.3% vs 1.1%). Prices also rebounded in textiles (1.0% vs -0.6%) and in basic pharmaceutical products (3.4% vs -4.2%).
Moreover, inflation strengthened in mining and quarrying (11.9% vs 9.3%), in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (17.9% vs 1.0%), and in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (10.1% vs 6.6%). On a monthly basis, producer prices advanced 1.3% in May, following a 1.2% increase in April.
