Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Finland
Finland: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 6.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 6.2% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2025.
The figure is up 68.3% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Finland peaked at 23.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2023.
That places Finland 49th out of 213 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 5.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 5.4% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 11.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 2.1% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 7.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 8.0% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.7% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 51.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Finland?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Finland was 6.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Finland ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.