Inflation slows in Finland but healthcare costs surge

Inflation slows in Finland but healthcare costs surge

Consumer price inflation in Finland slowed to 0.2 percent in June, down from 0.5 percent in May, according to Statistics Finland. The biggest contributor to price increases was the health category, where costs rose 7.3 percent year-on-year. Kristiina Nieminen, Senior Statistician at Statistics Finland, said the main factors were policy changes introduced at the start of the year.