Electricity generation from solar in Finland
Finland: Electricity generation from solar was 0.98 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.98 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 9,700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Finland peaked at 0.98 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Finland ranks 73rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.036 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5917 terawatt-hours | 0.22 terawatt-hours | 0.98 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 electricity generation from solar in Finland?
- Electricity generation from solar in Finland was 0.98 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Finland ranks 73rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.