Finland Electricity History, 1990 to 2025

Finland generated 54.4 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 82.5 TWh in 2025. Finland's electricity demand peaked at 93.7 TWh in 2007. The carbon intensity of Finland's electricity went from 282 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 59 gCO2/kWh in 2025. Figures are Ember annual statistics; Ember's series for Finland starts in 1990.

Key Facts

Finland generated 54.4 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 82.5 TWh in 2025.
Finland's electricity demand peaked at 93.7 TWh in 2007.
The carbon intensity of Finland's electricity went from 282 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 59 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Finland's lowest carbon intensity on record was 59 gCO2/kWh, in 2025.
Wind's share of Finland's electricity went from 0.0% in 1990 to 27.4% in 2025, the largest change of any source.

Generation and Demand

1990 to 2025, TWh

Finland generated 54.4 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 82.5 TWh in 2025.

Annual statistics through 2025, TWh

Finland electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025
Year	Generation	Demand
1990	54.4 TWh	65.0 TWh
1991	58.0 TWh	65.3 TWh
1992	57.7 TWh	66.1 TWh
1993	61.1 TWh	68.6 TWh
1994	65.6 TWh	72.2 TWh
1995	64.0 TWh	72.4 TWh
1996	69.3 TWh	73.0 TWh
1997	69.1 TWh	76.8 TWh
1998	70.1 TWh	79.4 TWh
1999	69.4 TWh	80.5 TWh
2000	70.0 TWh	81.9 TWh
2001	74.5 TWh	84.4 TWh
2002	74.9 TWh	86.8 TWh
2003	84.3 TWh	89.1 TWh
2004	85.8 TWh	90.7 TWh
2005	70.6 TWh	87.6 TWh
2006	82.3 TWh	93.7 TWh
2007	81.2 TWh	93.7 TWh
2008	77.4 TWh	90.1 TWh
2009	72.1 TWh	84.2 TWh
2010	80.6 TWh	91.1 TWh
2011	73.5 TWh	87.4 TWh
2012	70.4 TWh	87.9 TWh
2013	71.3 TWh	87.0 TWh
2014	68.1 TWh	86.1 TWh
2015	68.6 TWh	85.0 TWh
2016	68.8 TWh	87.7 TWh
2017	67.5 TWh	88.0 TWh
2018	70.2 TWh	90.2 TWh
2019	68.6 TWh	88.7 TWh
2020	69.2 TWh	84.3 TWh
2021	72.1 TWh	89.9 TWh
2022	72.2 TWh	84.7 TWh
2023	81.5 TWh	83.2 TWh
2024	82.5 TWh	85.7 TWh
2025	82.5 TWh	88.0 TWh

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Carbon Intensity

gCO2 per kWh generated

The carbon intensity of Finland's electricity went from 282 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 59 gCO2/kWh in 2025.

Annual statistics through 2025

Finland carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025
Year	Carbon intensity
1990	282 gCO2/kWh
1991	276 gCO2/kWh
1992	245 gCO2/kWh
1993	278 gCO2/kWh
1994	337 gCO2/kWh
1995	304 gCO2/kWh
1996	351 gCO2/kWh
1997	319 gCO2/kWh
1998	250 gCO2/kWh
1999	263 gCO2/kWh
2000	247 gCO2/kWh
2001	285 gCO2/kWh
2002	316 gCO2/kWh
2003	371 gCO2/kWh
2004	325 gCO2/kWh
2005	231 gCO2/kWh
2006	336 gCO2/kWh
2007	309 gCO2/kWh
2008	246 gCO2/kWh
2009	276 gCO2/kWh
2010	315 gCO2/kWh
2011	268 gCO2/kWh
2012	215 gCO2/kWh
2013	257 gCO2/kWh
2014	227 gCO2/kWh
2015	182 gCO2/kWh
2016	200 gCO2/kWh
2017	186 gCO2/kWh
2018	194 gCO2/kWh
2019	171 gCO2/kWh
2020	130 gCO2/kWh
2021	136 gCO2/kWh
2022	130 gCO2/kWh
2023	81 gCO2/kWh
2024	67 gCO2/kWh
2025	59 gCO2/kWh

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Every Year

Year	Generation	Demand	Net imports	Carbon intensity	Low carbon share
2025	82.5 TWh	88.0 TWh	5.56 TWh	59 gCO2/kWh	96.2%
2024	82.5 TWh	85.7 TWh	3.18 TWh	67 gCO2/kWh	95.4%
2023	81.5 TWh	83.2 TWh	1.72 TWh	81 gCO2/kWh	94.0%
2022	72.2 TWh	84.7 TWh	12.5 TWh	130 gCO2/kWh	88.7%
2021	72.1 TWh	89.9 TWh	17.8 TWh	136 gCO2/kWh	85.7%
2020	69.2 TWh	84.3 TWh	15.1 TWh	130 gCO2/kWh	85.5%
2019	68.6 TWh	88.7 TWh	20.0 TWh	171 gCO2/kWh	81.2%
2018	70.2 TWh	90.2 TWh	19.9 TWh	194 gCO2/kWh	78.2%
2017	67.5 TWh	88.0 TWh	20.4 TWh	186 gCO2/kWh	79.9%
2016	68.8 TWh	87.7 TWh	19.0 TWh	200 gCO2/kWh	78.0%
2015	68.6 TWh	85.0 TWh	16.3 TWh	182 gCO2/kWh	78.4%
2014	68.1 TWh	86.1 TWh	18.0 TWh	227 gCO2/kWh	73.2%
2013	71.3 TWh	87.0 TWh	15.7 TWh	257 gCO2/kWh	69.1%
2012	70.4 TWh	87.9 TWh	17.4 TWh	215 gCO2/kWh	73.2%
2011	73.5 TWh	87.4 TWh	13.9 TWh	268 gCO2/kWh	64.4%
2010	80.6 TWh	91.1 TWh	10.5 TWh	315 gCO2/kWh	58.3%
2009	72.1 TWh	84.2 TWh	12.1 TWh	276 gCO2/kWh	62.8%
2008	77.4 TWh	90.1 TWh	12.8 TWh	246 gCO2/kWh	65.6%
2007	81.2 TWh	93.7 TWh	12.6 TWh	309 gCO2/kWh	58.8%
2006	82.3 TWh	93.7 TWh	11.4 TWh	336 gCO2/kWh	55.1%
2005	70.6 TWh	87.6 TWh	17.0 TWh	231 gCO2/kWh	66.2%
2004	85.8 TWh	90.7 TWh	4.87 TWh	325 gCO2/kWh	56.3%
2003	84.3 TWh	89.1 TWh	4.85 TWh	371 gCO2/kWh	49.6%
2002	74.9 TWh	86.8 TWh	11.9 TWh	316 gCO2/kWh	56.2%
2001	74.5 TWh	84.4 TWh	9.96 TWh	285 gCO2/kWh	59.5%
2000	70.0 TWh	81.9 TWh	11.9 TWh	247 gCO2/kWh	65.5%
1999	69.4 TWh	80.5 TWh	11.1 TWh	263 gCO2/kWh	63.6%
1998	70.1 TWh	79.4 TWh	9.31 TWh	250 gCO2/kWh	66.0%
1997	69.1 TWh	76.8 TWh	7.65 TWh	319 gCO2/kWh	59.4%
1996	69.3 TWh	73.0 TWh	3.66 TWh	351 gCO2/kWh	53.7%
1995	64.0 TWh	72.4 TWh	8.41 TWh	304 gCO2/kWh	60.6%
1994	65.6 TWh	72.2 TWh	6.54 TWh	337 gCO2/kWh	57.5%
1993	61.1 TWh	68.6 TWh	7.58 TWh	278 gCO2/kWh	64.5%
1992	57.7 TWh	66.1 TWh	8.39 TWh	245 gCO2/kWh	68.2%
1991	58.0 TWh	65.3 TWh	7.29 TWh	276 gCO2/kWh	65.1%
1990	54.4 TWh	65.0 TWh	10.6 TWh	282 gCO2/kWh	64.8%

Share of Generation by Source

Percent of total generation

Year	Coal	Gas	Other fossil	Nuclear	Hydro	Wind	Solar	Bioenergy	Other renewables
2025	0.4%	1.1%	2.3%	39.8%	15.1%	27.4%	1.2%	12.5%	0.2%
2024	1.0%	1.0%	2.7%	39.5%	17.3%	24.8%	1.1%	12.6%	0.0%
2023	1.9%	0.8%	3.3%	42.1%	18.7%	18.5%	0.9%	13.9%	0.0%
2022	4.8%	1.3%	5.2%	35.1%	18.7%	16.7%	0.5%	17.7%	0.0%
2021	3.7%	5.3%	5.3%	32.7%	21.9%	11.8%	0.4%	18.8%	0.0%
2020	3.5%	5.8%	5.2%	33.6%	22.9%	11.9%	0.3%	16.7%	0.0%
2019	6.4%	5.6%	6.8%	34.8%	18.1%	8.8%	0.2%	19.4%	0.0%
2018	8.2%	6.0%	7.6%	32.5%	18.9%	8.3%	0.1%	18.4%	0.0%
2017	8.7%	4.9%	6.5%	33.3%	21.9%	7.1%	0.1%	17.6%	0.0%
2016	10.1%	5.4%	6.4%	33.7%	23.0%	4.5%	0.0%	16.8%	0.0%
2015	7.5%	7.6%	6.6%	33.9%	24.4%	3.4%	0.0%	16.6%	0.0%
2014	11.6%	8.1%	7.1%	34.6%	19.7%	1.6%	0.0%	17.3%	0.0%
2013	15.0%	9.5%	6.4%	33.1%	18.0%	1.1%	0.0%	16.9%	0.0%
2012	10.1%	9.6%	7.1%	32.7%	23.9%	0.7%	0.0%	15.9%	0.0%
2011	13.3%	12.9%	9.4%	31.6%	16.9%	0.7%	0.0%	15.3%	0.0%
2010	18.0%	14.0%	9.8%	28.3%	16.0%	0.4%	0.0%	13.6%	0.0%
2009	15.4%	13.6%	8.2%	32.7%	17.6%	0.4%	0.0%	12.1%	0.0%
2008	11.0%	14.3%	9.2%	29.7%	22.1%	0.3%	0.0%	13.4%	0.0%
2007	17.1%	13.0%	11.1%	28.9%	17.5%	0.2%	0.0%	12.3%	0.0%
2006	19.8%	15.0%	10.1%	27.8%	14.0%	0.2%	0.0%	13.1%	0.0%
2005	9.2%	15.9%	8.6%	33.0%	19.5%	0.2%	0.0%	13.5%	0.0%
2004	19.2%	14.9%	9.6%	26.5%	17.6%	0.1%	0.0%	12.2%	0.0%
2003	22.8%	16.4%	11.1%	27.0%	11.4%	0.1%	0.0%	11.1%	0.0%
2002	17.0%	15.5%	11.3%	29.8%	14.4%	0.1%	0.0%	12.0%	0.0%
2001	14.3%	15.7%	10.5%	30.6%	17.7%	0.1%	0.0%	11.1%	0.0%
2000	12.1%	14.5%	7.9%	32.1%	21.0%	0.1%	0.0%	12.4%	0.0%
1999	12.9%	13.7%	9.8%	33.1%	18.4%	0.1%	0.0%	12.0%	0.0%
1998	11.3%	12.6%	10.1%	31.2%	21.5%	0.0%	0.0%	13.3%	0.0%
1997	18.6%	10.0%	12.1%	30.2%	17.7%	0.0%	0.0%	11.4%	0.0%
1996	21.8%	12.3%	12.2%	28.1%	17.1%	0.0%	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%
1995	17.3%	10.4%	11.8%	30.0%	20.2%	0.0%	0.0%	10.3%	0.0%
1994	21.3%	9.8%	11.4%	29.6%	18.0%	0.0%	0.0%	9.9%	0.0%
1993	16.1%	9.1%	10.3%	32.6%	22.1%	0.0%	0.0%	9.8%	0.0%
1992	13.3%	9.0%	9.6%	33.4%	26.2%	0.0%	0.0%	8.6%	0.0%
1991	16.9%	8.5%	9.5%	33.7%	22.8%	0.0%	0.0%	8.6%	0.0%
1990	17.8%	8.6%	8.8%	35.4%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	9.5%	0.0%

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025.

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@misc{wpm_countries_finland_history_2025,
  title = {{Finland Electricity History, 1990 to 2025}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2025},
  note = {Data as of 2025. Data from Ember.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/countries/finland/history/}
}

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