Foreign trade in fish, 12/2021 (preliminary)

In December 2021, fish and fish products were imported to Finland worth approximately EUR 52 million; just over 9 million kilos. Of this, 2.9 million kilos were still fresh whole salmon exported to other parts of Europe via Finland. In December, less than 2 million kilos of salmon were imported to Finland.
The value of imports increased by 36 percent from the corresponding period of the previous year, while the volume of imports increased by 11 percent.
95% of the fish imported in December was food fish. 5 percent was feed fish for animal consumption (0.45 million kg).
9.1 million kilos of fish and fish products were exported from Finland in December. The value of exports was EUR 23 million. 85% of the fish exported was food fish. 1.4 million kilos of fish were exported for feed.
The value of exports increased by 46 percent in December compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, with the volume of exports increasing by 30 percent.