Electricity generation from solar in Finland
Finland: Electricity generation from solar was 0.98 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.98 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
73rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Electricity generation from solar in Finland, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +150.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +80.0% |
| 2019 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2020 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +46.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 0.72 terawatt-hours | +84.6% |
| 2024 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | +30.6% |
| 2025 | 0.98 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.98 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 terawatt-hours, 98% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.98 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.54 terawatt-hours, 64% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.