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Finland Electricity History, 1990 to 2025

Finland generated 54.4 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 82.3 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 57 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 82.3 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 57 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
  • Finland's lowest carbon intensity on record was 57 gCO2/kWh, in 2025.
  • Wind's share of Finland's electricity went from 0.0% in 1990 to 27.5% in 2025, the largest change of any source.

Generation and Demand

1990 to 2025, TWh
Finland electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025 Finland generated 54.4 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 82.3 TWh in 2025. 0 25 50 75 100 19901995200020052010201520202025
Finland generated 54.4 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 82.3 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Finland electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025
YearGenerationDemand
199054.4 TWh65.0 TWh
199158.0 TWh65.3 TWh
199257.7 TWh66.1 TWh
199361.1 TWh68.6 TWh
199465.6 TWh72.2 TWh
199564.0 TWh72.4 TWh
199669.3 TWh73.0 TWh
199769.1 TWh76.8 TWh
199870.1 TWh79.4 TWh
199969.4 TWh80.5 TWh
200070.0 TWh81.9 TWh
200174.5 TWh84.4 TWh
200274.9 TWh86.8 TWh
200384.3 TWh89.1 TWh
200485.8 TWh90.7 TWh
200570.6 TWh87.6 TWh
200682.3 TWh93.7 TWh
200781.2 TWh93.7 TWh
200877.4 TWh90.1 TWh
200972.1 TWh84.2 TWh
201080.6 TWh91.1 TWh
201173.5 TWh87.4 TWh
201270.4 TWh87.9 TWh
201371.3 TWh87.0 TWh
201468.1 TWh86.1 TWh
201568.6 TWh85.0 TWh
201668.8 TWh87.7 TWh
201767.5 TWh88.0 TWh
201870.2 TWh90.2 TWh
201968.6 TWh88.7 TWh
202069.2 TWh84.3 TWh
202172.1 TWh89.9 TWh
202272.2 TWh84.7 TWh
202381.5 TWh83.2 TWh
202482.5 TWh85.7 TWh
202582.3 TWh87.9 TWh

Carbon Intensity

gCO2 per kWh generated
Finland carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025 The carbon intensity of Finland's electricity went from 282 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 57 gCO2/kWh in 2025. 0 100 200 300 400 19901995200020052010201520202025
The carbon intensity of Finland's electricity went from 282 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 57 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025
Finland carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025
YearCarbon intensity
1990282 gCO2/kWh
1991276 gCO2/kWh
1992245 gCO2/kWh
1993278 gCO2/kWh
1994337 gCO2/kWh
1995304 gCO2/kWh
1996351 gCO2/kWh
1997319 gCO2/kWh
1998250 gCO2/kWh
1999263 gCO2/kWh
2000247 gCO2/kWh
2001285 gCO2/kWh
2002316 gCO2/kWh
2003371 gCO2/kWh
2004325 gCO2/kWh
2005231 gCO2/kWh
2006336 gCO2/kWh
2007309 gCO2/kWh
2008246 gCO2/kWh
2009276 gCO2/kWh
2010315 gCO2/kWh
2011268 gCO2/kWh
2012215 gCO2/kWh
2013257 gCO2/kWh
2014227 gCO2/kWh
2015182 gCO2/kWh
2016200 gCO2/kWh
2017186 gCO2/kWh
2018194 gCO2/kWh
2019171 gCO2/kWh
2020130 gCO2/kWh
2021136 gCO2/kWh
2022130 gCO2/kWh
202381 gCO2/kWh
202467 gCO2/kWh
202557 gCO2/kWh

Every Year

YearGenerationDemandNet importsCarbon intensityLow carbon share
2025 82.3 TWh 87.9 TWh 5.56 TWh 57 gCO2/kWh 96.4%
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
YearCoalGasOther fossilNuclearHydroWindSolarBioenergyOther renewables
20250.2%1.1%2.3%39.8%15.1%27.5%1.2%12.6%0.2%
20241.0%1.0%2.7%39.5%17.3%24.8%1.1%12.6%0.0%
20231.9%0.8%3.3%42.1%18.7%18.5%0.9%13.9%0.0%
20224.8%1.3%5.2%35.1%18.7%16.7%0.5%17.7%0.0%
20213.7%5.3%5.3%32.7%21.9%11.8%0.4%18.8%0.0%
20203.5%5.8%5.2%33.6%22.9%11.9%0.3%16.7%0.0%
20196.4%5.6%6.8%34.8%18.1%8.8%0.2%19.4%0.0%
20188.2%6.0%7.6%32.5%18.9%8.3%0.1%18.4%0.0%
20178.7%4.9%6.5%33.3%21.9%7.1%0.1%17.6%0.0%
201610.1%5.4%6.4%33.7%23.0%4.5%0.0%16.8%0.0%
20157.5%7.6%6.6%33.9%24.4%3.4%0.0%16.6%0.0%
201411.6%8.1%7.1%34.6%19.7%1.6%0.0%17.3%0.0%
201315.0%9.5%6.4%33.1%18.0%1.1%0.0%16.9%0.0%
201210.1%9.6%7.1%32.7%23.9%0.7%0.0%15.9%0.0%
201113.3%12.9%9.4%31.6%16.9%0.7%0.0%15.3%0.0%
201018.0%14.0%9.8%28.3%16.0%0.4%0.0%13.6%0.0%
200915.4%13.6%8.2%32.7%17.6%0.4%0.0%12.1%0.0%
200811.0%14.3%9.2%29.7%22.1%0.3%0.0%13.4%0.0%
200717.1%13.0%11.1%28.9%17.5%0.2%0.0%12.3%0.0%
200619.8%15.0%10.1%27.8%14.0%0.2%0.0%13.1%0.0%
20059.2%15.9%8.6%33.0%19.5%0.2%0.0%13.5%0.0%
200419.2%14.9%9.6%26.5%17.6%0.1%0.0%12.2%0.0%
200322.8%16.4%11.1%27.0%11.4%0.1%0.0%11.1%0.0%
200217.0%15.5%11.3%29.8%14.4%0.1%0.0%12.0%0.0%
200114.3%15.7%10.5%30.6%17.7%0.1%0.0%11.1%0.0%
200012.1%14.5%7.9%32.1%21.0%0.1%0.0%12.4%0.0%
199912.9%13.7%9.8%33.1%18.4%0.1%0.0%12.0%0.0%
199811.3%12.6%10.1%31.2%21.5%0.0%0.0%13.3%0.0%
199718.6%10.0%12.1%30.2%17.7%0.0%0.0%11.4%0.0%
199621.8%12.3%12.2%28.1%17.1%0.0%0.0%8.5%0.0%
199517.3%10.4%11.8%30.0%20.2%0.0%0.0%10.3%0.0%
199421.3%9.8%11.4%29.6%18.0%0.0%0.0%9.9%0.0%
199316.1%9.1%10.3%32.6%22.1%0.0%0.0%9.8%0.0%
199213.3%9.0%9.6%33.4%26.2%0.0%0.0%8.6%0.0%
199116.9%8.5%9.5%33.7%22.8%0.0%0.0%8.6%0.0%
199017.8%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.