Finland Electricity
Generation (2024)#43 World
79.28TWh+1.3% YoY
Consumption (2024)#41 World
79.49TWh+2.8% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
4%96%
Electricity Generation in Finland
- Net electricity generation in Finland reached 79.28 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#43 in the world), an increase of 1.3% from 78.3 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.26% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 4% (3.19 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Finland, renewables 56.7% (44.95 terawatt-hours), and nuclear 39.3% (31.13 terawatt-hours).
- Finland reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 1.4% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (nuclear + renewables) generating 96% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Finland
- Finland consumed 79.49 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#41 in the world), an increase of 2.8% from 2023. This represents 0.28% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Finland averaged 14,150 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 38.77 kilowatt-hours per day (#9 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Finland
- Finland had a total installed electricity capacity of 28.27 gigawatts in 2024 (#41 in the world), an increase of 6.8% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 28.3%, renewables at 56.3%, and nuclear at 15.5% of Finland's installed capacity in 2024.
- Finland's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 32% in 2024, with nuclear at 81.3%, hydro at 50.5% and wind at 27.1%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Finland
- Finland imported 8.72 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈11% of consumption).
- Finland exported 5.54 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈7% of generation).
- This made Finland a net importer of 3.18 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Grid Efficiency in Finland
- Distribution losses in Finland were 2.97 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 3.7% of total generation, down from 4.2% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Finland
- In 2024, Finland generated approximately 0.22 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.22 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily deficit of 0.00057 terawatt-hours.
Finland Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.28 | +1.3% | 43 | 0.26% | 79.49 | +2.8% | 41 | 0.28% | 14,150 | 28.27 | +6.8% | 41 | 0.29% | 8.72 | 5.54 | 3.18 | 2.97 |
| 2023 | 78.3 | +11.3% | 43 | 0.27% | 77.3 | −4% | 42 | 0.28% | 13,801 | 26.47 | +3% | 42 | 0.29% | 9.64 | 7.92 | 1.72 | 2.72 |
| 2022 | 70.35 | −0.97% | 47 | 0.25% | 80.49 | −6% | 39 | 0.30% | 14,453 | 25.69 | +24.4% | 41 | 0.30% | 19.83 | 6.9 | 12.93 | 2.79 |
| 2021 | 71.04 | +4.5% | 47 | 0.26% | 85.61 | +7.1% | 38 | 0.33% | 15,451 | 20.65 | +3.2% | 48 | 0.25% | 24.49 | 6.72 | 17.77 | 3.19 |
| 2020 | 68.01 | +0.87% | 46 | 0.26% | 79.96 | −5.3% | 39 | 0.33% | 14,461 | 20.01 | +1.8% | 48 | 0.26% | 21.77 | 6.67 | 15.1 | 3.15 |
| 2019 | 67.42 | −2.5% | 47 | 0.25% | 84.4 | −1.9% | 37 | 0.34% | 15,285 | 19.66 | +1.7% | 47 | 0.26% | 23.94 | 3.9 | 20.04 | 3.06 |
| 2018 | 69.13 | +4.5% | 45 | 0.26% | 86.04 | +2.7% | 37 | 0.36% | 15,599 | 19.34 | +0.31% | 47 | 0.27% | 22.55 | 2.61 | 19.94 | 3.02 |
| 2017 | 66.15 | −1.9% | 46 | 0.26% | 83.8 | −0.02% | 37 | 0.36% | 15,214 | 19.28 | +6% | 47 | 0.28% | 22.2 | 1.78 | 20.43 | 2.77 |
| 2016 | 67.45 | +0.12% | 45 | 0.27% | 83.82 | +3.1% | 36 | 0.37% | 15,252 | 18.18 | −1.6% | 48 | 0.27% | 22.11 | 3.16 | 18.95 | 2.59 |
| 2015 | 67.37 | +1.2% | 43 | 0.28% | 81.28 | −0.64% | 37 | 0.37% | 14,832 | 18.49 | +2.1% | 46 | 0.29% | 21.46 | 5.12 | 16.34 | 2.44 |
| 2014 | 66.6 | −4.3% | 42 | 0.28% | 81.8 | −1.1% | 36 | 0.37% | 14,977 | 18.11 | −2.1% | 46 | 0.30% | 21.62 | 3.66 | 17.97 | 2.77 |
| 2013 | 69.62 | +1.1% | 41 | 0.30% | 82.73 | −0.81% | 37 | 0.39% | 15,211 | 18.49 | +5.5% | 45 | 0.32% | 17.59 | 1.88 | 15.72 | 2.6 |
| 2012 | 68.87 | −4.1% | 40 | 0.31% | 83.41 | +0.55% | 36 | 0.41% | 15,406 | 17.53 | +0.38% | 44 | 0.31% | 19.09 | 1.65 | 17.44 | 2.91 |
| 2011 | 71.8 | −8.8% | 38 | 0.33% | 82.96 | −4.1% | 35 | 0.41% | 15,396 | 17.47 | +1.6% | 43 | 0.33% | 17.66 | 3.8 | 13.85 | 2.69 |
| 2010 | 78.73 | +11.3% | 38 | 0.37% | 86.47 | +8% | 35 | 0.45% | 16,123 | 17.19 | +1.6% | 42 | 0.34% | 15.72 | 5.22 | 10.5 | 2.76 |
| 2009 | 70.72 | −6.9% | 38 | 0.36% | 80.03 | −6.2% | 34 | 0.44% | 14,991 | 16.93 | −2.2% | 42 | 0.35% | 15.46 | 3.38 | 12.09 | 2.77 |
| 2008 | 75.93 | −5% | 37 | 0.38% | 85.36 | −4.6% | 33 | 0.47% | 16,066 | 17.3 | −6.7% | 39 | 0.37% | 16.11 | 3.34 | 12.77 | 3.33 |
| 2007 | 79.93 | −1.4% | 35 | 0.41% | 89.45 | +0.07% | 31 | 0.50% | 16,913 | 18.55 | +1% | 36 | 0.41% | 15.42 | 2.86 | 12.56 | 3.04 |
| 2006 | 81.04 | +17% | 34 | 0.43% | 89.39 | +7.4% | 31 | 0.52% | 16,974 | 18.37 | +0.52% | 36 | 0.42% | 14.12 | 2.72 | 11.4 | 3.05 |
| 2005 | 69.28 | −17.8% | 35 | 0.39% | 83.26 | −3.4% | 32 | 0.51% | 15,870 | 18.27 | −0.38% | 36 | 0.44% | 17.95 | 0.93 | 17.02 | 3.04 |
| 2004 | 84.3 | +1.8% | 33 | 0.49% | 86.21 | +2.3% | 31 | 0.55% | 16,490 | 18.34 | +0.13% | 36 | 0.46% | 11.67 | 6.8 | 4.87 | 2.96 |
| 2003 | 82.85 | +12.7% | 31 | 0.50% | 84.25 | +2.1% | 28 | 0.56% | 16,162 | 18.32 | +0.55% | 35 | 0.48% | 11.88 | 7.03 | 4.85 | 3.45 |
| 2002 | 73.5 | +0.63% | 35 | 0.46% | 82.48 | +3.1% | 28 | 0.57% | 15,860 | 18.22 | +0.34% | 33 | 0.49% | 13.46 | 1.54 | 11.93 | 2.94 |
| 2001 | 73.04 | +6.6% | 33 | 0.48% | 79.97 | +3% | 29 | 0.57% | 15,414 | 18.16 | +2% | 33 | 0.51% | 11.77 | 1.81 | 9.96 | 3.03 |
| 2000 | 68.52 | +2.7% | 34 | 0.45% | 77.65 | +3.4% | 29 | 0.56% | 15,001 | 17.8 | +19.3% | 34 | 0.51% | 12.21 | 0.33 | 11.88 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 66.68 | −1.2% | 31 | 0.48% | 75.1 | +1.7% | 28 | 0.59% | 14,539 | 14.93 | −0.67% | 37 | 0.45% | 11.36 | 0.23 | 11.12 | 2.71 |
| 1998 | 67.47 | +3% | 31 | 0.49% | 73.82 | +4.5% | 28 | 0.59% | 14,324 | 15.03 | +3% | 36 | 0.47% | 9.58 | 0.28 | 9.31 | 2.96 |
| 1997 | 65.53 | −1.3% | 31 | 0.49% | 70.65 | +5% | 28 | 0.58% | 13,745 | 14.59 | +8.3% | 38 | 0.46% | 8.11 | 0.45 | 7.66 | 2.53 |
| 1996 | 66.37 | +8.3% | 30 | 0.51% | 67.31 | +3.1% | 28 | 0.57% | 13,135 | 13.46 | +1.4% | 38 | 0.43% | 5.37 | 1.71 | 3.66 | 2.72 |
| 1995 | 61.3 | −2.5% | 31 | 0.49% | 65.3 | −1.8% | 27 | 0.57% | 12,784 | 13.28 | +2.1% | 36 | 0.44% | 7.3 | 0.28 | 7.02 | 3.02 |
| 1994 | 62.87 | +7.2% | 31 | 0.52% | 66.49 | +4.7% | 25 | 0.60% | 13,066 | 13 | −0.16% | 36 | 0.44% | 7.2 | 0.63 | 6.58 | 2.95 |
| 1993 | 58.65 | +5.7% | 32 | 0.49% | 63.49 | +4.3% | 26 | 0.58% | 12,532 | 13.02 | +6.1% | 36 | 0.45% | 8.01 | 0.43 | 7.58 | 2.74 |
| 1992 | 55.51 | −8% | 30 | 0.48% | 60.88 | −6.2% | 26 | 0.57% | 12,074 | 12.27 | −0.59% | 35 | 0.43% | 9.07 | 0.67 | 8.39 | 3.02 |
| 1991 | 60.36 | +5.9% | 25 | 0.52% | 64.9 | −0.13% | 21 | 0.61% | 12,944 | 12.34 | +0.87% | 31 | 0.45% | 7.93 | 0.64 | 7.29 | 2.75 |
| 1990 | 57.01 | +11.4% | 24 | 0.50% | 64.98 | +13.8% | 20 | 0.62% | 13,032 | 12.24 | +3.7% | 30 | 0.45% | 11.1 | 0.36 | 10.74 | 2.76 |
| 1989 | 51.19 | +16.4% | 25 | 0.46% | 57.12 | +18.1% | 23 | 0.56% | 11,505 | 11.81 | −0.73% | 30 | 0.44% | 9.34 | 0.47 | 8.87 | 2.94 |
| 1988 | 43.97 | −13.5% | 29 | 0.42% | 48.35 | −9.6% | 23 | 0.50% | 9,774.9 | 11.89 | +2% | 30 | 0.46% | 7.79 | 0.41 | 7.39 | 3 |
| 1987 | 50.85 | +8.4% | 24 | 0.50% | 53.47 | +7.2% | 22 | 0.58% | 10,840 | 11.66 | +0.17% | 29 | 0.46% | 6.1 | 0.51 | 5.6 | 2.98 |
| 1986 | 46.92 | −0.85% | 26 | 0.49% | 49.9 | +1.8% | 22 | 0.56% | 10,145 | 11.64 | +2.9% | 28 | 0.47% | 6.22 | 0.49 | 5.72 | 2.74 |
| 1985 | 47.32 | +9.5% | 23 | 0.50% | 48.99 | +6.9% | 22 | 0.57% | 9,993.1 | 11.31 | −0.0088% | 28 | 0.47% | 5.64 | 0.94 | 4.69 | 3.02 |
| 1984 | 43.23 | +7.1% | 24 | 0.48% | 45.82 | +7.9% | 22 | 0.55% | 9,386.2 | 11.31 | +1.1% | 28 | 0.49% | 5.64 | 0.42 | 5.22 | 2.62 |
| 1983 | 40.35 | +2.5% | 26 | 0.47% | 42.46 | +7.8% | 21 | 0.54% | 8,743.2 | 11.19 | +1.1% | 28 | 0.51% | 5.46 | 0.68 | 4.78 | 2.67 |
| 1982 | 39.36 | +0.61% | 25 | 0.48% | 39.37 | +1% | 21 | 0.52% | 8,156.2 | 11.06 | +1.9% | 25 | 0.52% | 4.05 | 1.74 | 2.31 | 2.3 |
| 1981 | 39.12 | +1% | 24 | 0.48% | 38.98 | +3.6% | 20 | 0.53% | 8,120 | 10.85 | −0.93% | 24 | 0.52% | 2.77 | 0.53 | 2.24 | 2.38 |
| 1980 | 38.71 | — | 24 | 0.48% | 37.61 | — | 21 | 0.51% | 7,869.9 | 10.95 | — | 24 | 0.55% | 2.37 | 1.16 | 1.21 | 2.31 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.