AsemconnectVietnam - According to the preliminary statistics from the Customs Department, Vietnam's goods exported to the Finnish market in the first 9 months of 2025 reached more than 120.5 million USD while Vietnam's goods imported from Finland reached nearly 158.96 million USD.

Exports of goods to the Finnish market in the first 9 months of 2025
According to the preliminary statistics from the Customs Department, Vietnam's goods exported to the Finnish market in the first 9 months of 2025 reached more than 120.5 million USD, down by 28.2% over the same period last year.
Main export items to the Finnish market in the first 9 months of 2025
Among the main groups of goods that Vietnam exported to the Finnish market in the first 9 months of this year 2025, the group with the highest export turnover was machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts reaching 33.8 million USD, accounting for 28.1% of the total export turnover of all kinds of goods to this market, up by 563.7% over the same period last year.
The second in terms of turnover was iron and steel products, reaching 16.7 million USD, accounting for 13.8% of the total export turnover, down by 83.7% over the same period last year. The next was the group of computers, electronic products and components reaching 8.3 million USD, up by 324.3% of the total export turnover.
In the first 9 months of 2025, some commodity groups had good export turnover growth, such as footwear of all kinds increased by 63.1%; wood and wood products increased by 50.3%.
Imports of goods from the Finnish market in the first 9 months of 2025
According to preliminary statistics of the Customs Department, goods imported from Finland into Vietnam reached nearly 158.96 million USD in the first 9 months of 2025, down by 8.54% compared to the same period of 2024.
In September of 2025 alone, the turnover reached over 16.32 million USD, up by 9.22% compared to August of 2025 but down by 33.17% compared to September of 2024.
In the opposite direction, goods exports to Finland reached over 120.51 million USD in the first 9 months of 2025, down by 28.25% compared to the first 9 months of 2024. Thus, the total two-way turnover between Vietnam and Finland reached 279.47 million USD, down by 18.22% compared to the first 9 months of 2024. Vietnam's trade deficit with the Finnish market in the first 9 months of 2025 reached 38.45 million USD, up by 558% compared to the first 9 months of 2024. In 2024, the total two-way turnover between Vietnam and Finland reached over 422.56 million USD, up by 12.47% compared to 2023; Vietnam's trade surplus with the Finnish market in 2024 reached 38.05 million USD, an increase of 332.7% compared to 2023.
In the first 9 months of 2025, the group of imported machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts from Finland reached the largest turnover of over 73.21 million USD, accounting for 46% of the total import turnover of all kinds of goods from this market, down by 23.09% compared to the first 9 months of 2024. In September of 2025 alone, imports reached over 7.63 million USD, down by 25.39% compared to August of 2025 and down by 52.72% compared to September of 2024.
Main imported goods from the Finnish market in the first 9 months of 2025
The group of chemical products imported from Finland ranked second in terms of turnover, reaching 12.98 million USD, accounting for 8.16% of the total turnover, up 3.57%. The next was the group of paper products reached 10.45 million USD, accounting for 6.57% of the total turnover, up by 20.48%.
In general, the value of imported goods from Finland in the first 9 months of 2025 mostly decreased compared to the first 9 months of 2024.
The Vietnam - Finland trade outlook is very positive and there is still much room
EVFTA is the main lever to help strong trade growth. Vietnam is Finland's leading important partner in Southeast Asia.
Potential areas include the strength of exporting textiles, seafood, machinery, and components from Vietnam to the Finnish market.
Meanwhile, Finland can support Vietnam in issues related to Green Economy (Clean Energy, Environment, Circular Economy), Technology (Innovation, Digital Transformation) and Infrastructure.
The two sides are promoting investment and technical cooperation to maximize the potential, towards a sustainable future of cooperation.
CK
Source: VITIC