The annual inflation rate in Finland rose to 1.5% in April 2026 from 1.3% in the previous month. This marked the sharpest increase since May 2024, largely driven by higher transport costs (5.3% vs 3.1% in March), particularly for diesel (35.9% vs 18.3%) and gasoline (16.1% vs 9.2%). Inflation also accelerated for food (1.7% vs 0.5%), health (3.6% vs 1.9%), information and communication (5.2% vs 4.8%), and education services (11.5% vs 11.1%), while alcoholic beverages and tobacco remained steady at 3.6%. Meanwhile, costs for insurance and financial services (-3.1% vs -3.4%) and housing and utilities (-0.3% vs 1.2%) declined, although heating oil costs surged further (72% vs 41.7%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.1%, slowing from a 0.7% increase in March. Harmonized consumer prices, the ECB’s preferred measure, increased 2.4% year-on-year, slightly easing from 2.5% in the previous month.