Trade route overview
See the latest reported exports, the products that need a closer look, and the conditions that may make this route harder to plan.
What this page shows
In 2024, Finland reported $1.1B in goods exports to Japan. 81 product types are marked for closer review, covering 66.8% of reported exports. This is not a forecast and does not mean trade will stop. It shows where to look more closely at demand, annual changes, product mix, tariffs, and buyer-market conditions.
How to read this page
This page separates the size of the trade from the conditions worth checking and the product types that make up the route.
This is the reported value of goods exported from Finland to Japan in the latest available year.
$1.1B in 2024It marks product types where one or more conditions deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction, a guaranteed loss, or a warning that trade will stop.
66.8% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
327 product typesStart with the products
Compare the products, their buyer-market size, and the conditions that deserve a closer look.
Export history
The latest twelve years of reported exports from Finland to Japan. Bar lengths are relative to the highest year shown.
Why this route needs review
A dollar amount can appear in more than one row. These rows show the conditions linked to the route; they are not separate losses.
How to read the numbers
These measures describe yearly swings, the gap from the route's highest year, and how concentrated the product mix is.
Largest product
Product code HS6 440711 makes up 10.7% of exports from Finland to Japan. The main reason to review it is: Some product types remain below their previous high.
See product rowsProducts to review
Each row is one six-digit HS6 product code. Compare the buyer market's imports, the product's fall from its highest year, annual variation, and review level.
| Rank | Product and code | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Yearly variation | Review level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mmHS6 440711 - six-digit product code | $488.6M | 38.5% | 0.3 | Watch |
| 2 | Wood: builders' joinery and carpentry of wood n.e.c. in heading no. 4418, other than of bamboo or cellular wood panelsHS6 441899 - six-digit product code | $1.1B | 63.3% | 0.7 | Critical attention |
| 3 | Wood: coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mmHS6 440712 - six-digit product code | $721.2M | 50.9% | 0.3 | High attention |
| 4 | Paper and paperboard: coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), bleached, weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818HS6 481151 - six-digit product code | $207.7M | 14.7% | 0.3 | High attention |
| 5 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS6 300490 - six-digit product code | $11.8B | 29.1% | 0.7 | Watch |
| 6 | Cobalt: mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, unwrought cobalt, powdersHS6 810520 - six-digit product code | $138.0M | 87.5% | 0.7 | High attention |
| 7 | Nickel: nickel mattesHS6 750110 - six-digit product code | $1.2B | 69.2% | 0.6 | Critical attention |
| 8 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous woodHS6 470321 - six-digit product code | $565.8M | 0% | 0.5 | High attention |
| 9 | Sulphates: n.e.s. in item no. 2833.2HS6 283329 - six-digit product code | $122.1M | 67.7% | 1.1 | Critical attention |
| 10 | Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS6 903180 - six-digit product code | $910.5M | 54.3% | 1.1 | Critical attention |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Finland. "Below product high" compares current exports with that product's highest reported year. Yearly variation is a calculated measure. Swipe sideways on a small screen to see every column.
Trade route conditions
Distance, tariffs, trade agreements, the buyer economy, and business rules add context to the export total.
Questions about this page
Definitions and limits for the figures above.
High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain.
Finland reported $1.1B in goods exports to Japan in 2024.
66.8% of reported route exports are linked to product types marked for closer review. This points to where to investigate further.
An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
The page shows yearly export changes, product concentration, tariffs, distance, trade-agreement coverage, buyer-economy context, and business setup time where reported.
No. These are reported or calculated observations, not forecasts or guarantees.
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Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.