Gluten-free products available for sale on the shelf Helsinki, 12 March 2014.Photo Lehtikuva
The year-on-year change in consumer prices slowed down to 1.3% in February, according to the Statistics Finland.
Inflation slowed down as the rising of food prices halted.
The Statistics Finland has revised the commodity basket and weight structure for consumer price indices from the beginning of January.
In February, consumer prices were pushed up most in the year by rent increases and higher prices of vegetables, non-alcoholic beverages, restaurant and café services and health care.
Euro note. File Photo Lehtikuva
The rising of consumer prices was curbed most in February by fallen prices of liquid fuels, entertainment electronics and detached houses from one year ago.
From January to February, consumer prices went up by 0.2%.
Each mid-month, Statistics Finland's interviewers collect around 50,000 prices on nearly 500 commodities from approximately 2,700 outlets for the Consumer Price Index.
In addition, some 1,000 items of price data are gathered by centralised collection.
