Foreign trade in fish, 12/2020 (preliminary)

In December 2020, almost 7 million kilos of fish and fish products were exported from Finland, which was worth EUR 15.6 million. The number of kilograms of fish exported decreased by about 1.5 million kilograms compared to December of the previous year, while the value of exports decreased by 3.1 million euros.
The amount of products exported for human consumption was 6.5 million kilos, worth EUR 15.2 million. The volume of exports decreased by 0.7 million kilos from the corresponding period of the previous year, while the value of exports decreased by almost 3 million euros. 0.4 million kilos were exported for non-human consumption.
The volume of imports of fish and fish products increased by 0.7 million kilos from a year ago, while the value of imports decreased by EUR 8.2 million. The volume of imports of fish and fish products was 8.2 million kilos and the value of imports was 38.1 million euros.
The volume of products imported for human consumption was 7.8 million kilos and the value was EUR 37.7 million. 0.4 million kilos were imported for non-human consumption.
In December, 4.7 million kilos of fresh whole salmon were imported from Norway. It was almost 1,2 million kilos more than in December of the previous year. As such, 2.4 million kilos of imported salmon were further exported to Europe.