Electricity demand in Finland
Finland: Electricity demand was 87.78 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
87.78 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
43rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
93.73 terawatt-hours
in 2007
All-time low
65 terawatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity demand in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Finland is 87.78 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Finland peaked at 93.73 terawatt-hours in 2007 and was at its lowest, 65 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Finland 43rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Finland, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 65.25 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 66.09 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 68.64 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 72.16 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 72.41 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.97 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 76.76 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 79.42 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 80.54 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 81.85 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 84.41 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 86.84 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 89.13 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 90.71 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 87.57 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 93.69 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 93.73 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.12 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 84.15 terawatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 91.14 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 87.35 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 87.85 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.97 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 86.07 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 84.95 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 87.7 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 87.95 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 90.17 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 88.65 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 84.34 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 89.88 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 84.69 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 83.24 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 85.73 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 87.78 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 87.78 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 2.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Finland's 87.78 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.64 terawatt-hours, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.92 terawatt-hours | 65 terawatt-hours | 80.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.22 terawatt-hours | 81.85 terawatt-hours | 93.73 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.88 terawatt-hours | 84.95 terawatt-hours | 91.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.94 terawatt-hours | 83.24 terawatt-hours | 89.88 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4241 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Finland?
- Electricity demand in Finland was 87.78 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 93.73 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for electricity demand?
- Finland ranks 43rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.