Net electricity imports in Finland
Finland: Net electricity imports was 5.48 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports in Finland stood at 5.48 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 72.3% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Finland peaked at 20.43 terawatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.72 terawatt-hours, in 2023.
Finland ranks 19th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Net electricity imports in Finland, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.64 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 7.29 terawatt-hours | -31.5% |
| 1992 | 8.39 terawatt-hours | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 7.58 terawatt-hours | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 6.54 terawatt-hours | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 8.41 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 3.66 terawatt-hours | -56.5% |
| 1997 | 7.65 terawatt-hours | +109.0% |
| 1998 | 9.31 terawatt-hours | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 11.12 terawatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 11.88 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 9.96 terawatt-hours | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 11.92 terawatt-hours | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 4.85 terawatt-hours | -59.3% |
| 2004 | 4.87 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.01 terawatt-hours | +249.3% |
| 2006 | 11.4 terawatt-hours | -33.0% |
| 2007 | 12.56 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 12.77 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.09 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 10.5 terawatt-hours | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 13.85 terawatt-hours | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 17.44 terawatt-hours | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 15.71 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 17.97 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 16.34 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 18.95 terawatt-hours | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 20.43 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 19.94 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 20.04 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 15.1 terawatt-hours | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 17.77 terawatt-hours | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 12.52 terawatt-hours | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 1.72 terawatt-hours | -86.3% |
| 2024 | 3.18 terawatt-hours | +84.9% |
| 2025 | 5.48 terawatt-hours | +72.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 5.48 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1 terawatt-hours, 54.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +249.3% | 4.87 terawatt-hours | 17.01 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.06 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 11.12 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.93 terawatt-hours | 4.85 terawatt-hours | 17.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.12 terawatt-hours | 10.5 terawatt-hours | 20.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.29 terawatt-hours | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 17.77 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 net electricity imports in Finland?
- Net electricity imports in Finland was 5.48 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.43 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for net electricity imports?
- Finland ranks 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.