Imports from Russia to Finland nearly halved from the previous month in April, nevertheless they added more than half a billion euros to Russia’s economy.
Compared with the previous year, the value of imports crept up by nearly three per cent as a consequence of unusually high energy prices.
Finland imported 61 million euros worth of oil products from Russia in April, representing a drop of almost 90 million euros from March. The value of crude oil imports fell from 145 million to 45 million euros, a markedly low total given that the value had stood at 316 million euros as recently as February.