Consumer confidence held at -5.3, its best since February 2022 but below average, while manufacturing confidence rose to 7, the highest since June 2022 and above its long-term norm.
Finland’s July 2026 confidence data showed a mixed picture, with household sentiment unchanged while industrial sentiment improved. The consumer confidence indicator held at -5.3, below its long-term average of -2.9 but still the strongest reading since February 2022, when the gauge was last in positive territory. Expectations for the national economy over the next 12 months rose to 8.1 from 7.0, views on Finland’s economy improved to -4.7 from -6.3, and households’ assessment of their own finances edged up to -2.2 from -3.0, but appetite for big-ticket purchases weakened and unemployment expectations deteriorated. Separately, Finland’s manufacturing confidence indicator climbed to 7 from 4, its highest level since June 2022 and above the long-term average of 0, supported by stronger production expectations, modestly better capacity use, stable order-book assessments, and lower finished-goods inventories.