Finland’s balance of payments in April 2010

Current account

• In April 2010, current account showed a deficit of EUR 263 million, compared with a deficit of EUR 256 million in April 2009.
• In BOP terms, goods account was EUR 557 million in surplus.
• Dividends paid abroad on portfolio investment amounted to about EUR 0.8 billion on net, ie roughly the same as in April 2009.

Monthly news 15 June 2010

Financial account

• Net outflow of EUR 2.5 billion in investment capital.
• Net inflow of EUR 0.1 billion in direct investment.
• Net inflow of EUR 1.8 billion in portfolio investment.
• Net outflow of EUR 5.4 billion in other investment (loans, deposits and trade credits).

Net international investment position (niip) at the end of april

• Finland’s NIIP negative, in the amount of EUR 5 billion.
• Finnish residents’ foreign assets EUR 478 billion.
• Finnish residents’ foreign liabilities EUR 482 billion.
• Finland’s NIIP excluding equity items negative, in the amount of EUR 45 billion.