Finland’s industrial production increased by 4.5% year-on-year in September 2026, picking up from a 1.3% rise in August. This reflected a stronger overall expansion in industrial activity, largely supported by the manufacturing sector, where output grew by 5.6% compared with 0.8% in the previous month.
Within manufacturing, growth was driven by higher output in the food industry (5.1% vs 3.9% in August), textile manufacturing (7.4% vs 2.5%), and machinery manufacturing (11.4% vs 0.4%). By contrast, production continued to contract in the chemical industry (-2.5% vs -9.0%) and in furniture manufacturing (-18.4% vs -14.5%).
Mining output declined by 12.4%, though this represented a moderation from the 15.3% fall recorded in August. In addition, output in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply decreased by 0.6%, following a 7.4% increase in the previous month.
On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, industrial output rose by 2.0% in September, rebounding from a 0.9% decline in August.
