Foreign trade in fish, 7/2022 (preliminary)

Fish and fish products were imported to Finland in July 2022 worth just under 46 million euros, amounting to approximately 6.3 million kilograms. There were 3.5 million kilos of fresh salmon imported, the majority of which went on to Europe in transit, about 1.2 million kilos remained in the country.

Fish and fish products were exported for 20.5 million euros; amounting to 5.5 million kilos. Salmon passing through the country accounted for approximately 2.3 million kilos of exports.

• The value of imports increased by 35 percent and the amount of imports decreased by 2 percent compared to July of the previous year. About 97 percent of the imported fish was food fish.
• The value of exports tripled compared to the previous July. The amount of exports increased by almost the same amount (+269%). About 72 percent of the exported fish was food fish. The share of forage fish in exports turned to growth.