Finland’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.5% in September 2026 from 2.2% in the previous month, marking the highest reading since February 2024. Price growth particularly accelerated for food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.9% vs 1.6% in August), housing and utilities (1.6% vs 1.3%), and transport (8.9% vs 7.3%). Costs also rose at a faster pace for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.8% vs 3.6%), information and communication (4.5% vs 3.1%), restaurants and accommodation services (2.0% vs 1.4%), and insurance and financial services (1.7% vs 0.4%), while deflation eased for clothing and footwear (-0.9% vs -1.4%). On the other hand, prices slowed for furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (2.9% vs 4.7%), health (2.5% vs 3.0%), recreation and culture (1.5% vs 1.9%), and education (4.2% vs 5.8%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rebounded by 0.7% after falling 0.2% in the previous month.