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.
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
- 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 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.