Foreign trade in fish, 9/2021 (preliminary)

In September 2021, fish and fish products were imported to Finland worth approximately EUR 43 million; 9.6 million pounds. Of this, 3.5 million kilos were still fresh whole salmon exported to other parts of Europe via Finland. In September, 1.8 million kilos of salmon imported to Finland remained in the country.
The value of imports increased by 20 percent from the corresponding period of the previous year, while the volume of imports increased by 16 percent. Norway accounted for 67 percent of the value of imports.
87 percent of the fish imported in September was food fish. Thirteen per cent were feed fish for animal consumption (1.3 million kg). The main import items were fresh whole salmon (5.2 million kg), various fish products and preserves (1.4 million kg) and fresh whole rainbow trout (0.5 million kg).
8.5 million kilos of fish and fish products were exported from Finland in September. The total value of exports was EUR 19.5 million. Food fish accounted for 95% of the fish exported. 463,000 kilos of fish were exported for feed. The largest exports were fresh whole salmon (3.5 million kg), fresh whole herring and sprat (2.8 million kg) and frozen whole herring and sprat (1.3 million kg).
The value of exports increased by 52 percent year-on-year in September, with the volume of exports increasing by 85 percent.