Foreign trade in fish, 9/2022 (preliminary)

Fish and fish products were imported to Finland in September 2022 worth 63 million euros, amounting to approximately 10.3 million kilograms. There were 6.5 million kilos of imported fresh salmon, the majority of which went on to Europe in transit, about 2.1 million kilos remained in the country.

• Fish and fish products were exported for 31 million euros; amounting to 7.9 million kilograms. Salmon passing through the country accounted for about 4.5 million kilos of exports.
• The value of imports increased by 45 percent and the amount of imports by six percent compared to September of the previous year. 99 percent of the imported fish was food fish.
• The value of exports increased one and a half times compared to the previous September. The amount of exports decreased by seven percent. 90 percent of the exported fish was food fish.