Two-way investment brief

Australia–Finland

At the end of 2025, investors from Finland held A$613 m of direct investment in Australia, making it Australia’s 31st-largest source of foreign direct investment (0.0% of the total). That stock rose 19.7% over the year. Australian direct investment in Finland was A$2 m — the 44th-largest destination for Australian direct investment abroad. The relationship is weighted towards Finland investing in Australia (306.5× Australia’s direct investment there). Finland was Australia’s 40th-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$2.4 bn; 0.2% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Finland was the world’s 27th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($12.5 bn, World Bank).

Data (CSV)Finland global profile

Finland direct investment in Australia

A$613 m

+19.7%vs 202431st largest

Total Finland investment in Australia

A$1.0 bn

43rd largest · 0.0%

Australian direct investment in Finland

A$2 m

−66.7%vs 202444th largest destination

Total Australian investment in Finland

A$5.4 bn

Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Finland

Finland in Australia
Australia in Finland

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Finland’s investment in Australia by type

Direct investment
Portfolio investment
Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

Finland → Australia
Australia → Finland

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Trade relationship

Australia–Finland trade

Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.

Two-way trade, 2025

A$2.4 bn

40th largest partner · 0.2%

Goods exports to Finland, 2025

A$146 m

12 months to July 2026: A$943 m

Goods imports from Finland, 2025

A$2.2 bn

12 months to July 2026: A$3.0 bn

Services trade, 2025

A$0 k

Exports — · imports —

Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

Exports to Finland
Imports from Finland

Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.

Services trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)

Exports to Finland
Imports from Finland

Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.

Economic outlook

Finland’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook	2024	2025	2026forecast	2027forecast	2028forecast
Real GDP growth	0.4%	0.2%	1.0%	1.5%	1.4%
Inflation	1.0%	1.8%	2.5%	2.2%	2.0%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	9.7%	9.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Current account, % GDP	−0.4%	1.3%	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Fiscal balance, % GDP	−4.4%	−3.9%	−4.8%	−4.2%	−4.1%
Government gross debt, % GDP	82.4%	89.3%	93.1%	94.2%	96.2%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Finland: A$197 m
New Australian FDI in Finland: —
Direct investment income paid to investors: A$86 m
Direct investment income earned by Australians: —

Finland globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024: $12.5 bn · 27th
FDI inflows, 2025: −$286 m
GDP, 2025: $317 bn
Region · income: Europe & Central Asia · High income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.