FX.co ★ Finnish Consumer Morale Improves in April

In April 2025, consumer confidence in Finland climbed to -7.4, marking its highest point since November of the previous year. This reflects an improvement from March's figure of -8.2, but confidence levels still fall significantly short of the Consumer Confidence Index's (CCI) long-term average of 2.6. Households displayed less pessimism concerning their current economic circumstances, easing to -2 from March's -4.5. Additionally, there was an uptick in sentiment towards the purchase of durable goods, improving from -19.5 to -18. Consumers showed increased positivity about their personal 12-month economic outlook, rising to 6.8 from the previous month's 6. Despite these positive shifts, the overall sentiment remains muted. Expectations about unemployment persisted in being pessimistic, with figures worsening to -30.6 from -27.5. Furthermore, individuals continued to perceive a high risk of personal unemployment, with a slight increase to -14.6 from -14.3. The inclination to save also decreased, dropping from 40.6 to 37.4, while perceptions of price developments over the next year held steady at 4.2.