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Finland Solar Power: Generation, Share and Trend

Finland generated 980 GWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 1.2% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 72nd largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through August 2026; they are compiled from national sources and are not real time.

Key Facts

  • Finland generated 980 GWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
  • Solar supplied 1.2% of Finland's electricity in 2025.
  • Finland was the 72nd largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
  • Finland's solar generation in 2025 was 345% higher than in 2020, when it was 220 GWh.
  • Finland's solar generation in 2025 was 98 times the 2015 level of 10.0 GWh.
  • 2025 was Finland's highest year for solar generation in Ember's records, which start in 1990.
  • Finland's solar share in 2025 was below the world share of 8.8%.
  • Finland had 1.57 GW of solar generating capacity in 2025.

Key Figures, 2025

MeasureValueAs of / source
Solar generation980 GWh2025 · Ember
Share of Finland's electricity1.2%2025 · Ember
World share of solar8.8%2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)72 of 1802025 · Ember
Solar capacity1.57 GW2025 · Ember

Solar Generation Year by Year

Ember annual statistics, 1990 to 2025
Finland solar electricity generation, 1990 to 2025 Finland's electricity generation from solar each year from 1990 to 2025, in GWh. It was 980 GWh in 2025. 0 250 500 750 1,000 19901995200020052010201520202025
Finland's electricity generation from solar each year from 1990 to 2025, in GWh. It was 980 GWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
Finland solar electricity generation, 1990 to 2025
YearSolar
19900 TWh
19910 TWh
19920 TWh
19930 TWh
19940 TWh
19950 TWh
19960 TWh
19970 TWh
19980 TWh
19990 TWh
20000 TWh
20010 TWh
20020 TWh
20030 TWh
20040 TWh
20050 TWh
20060 TWh
20070 TWh
20080 TWh
20090 TWh
20100 TWh
201110.0 GWh
201210.0 GWh
201310.0 GWh
201410.0 GWh
201510.0 GWh
201620.0 GWh
201750.0 GWh
201890.0 GWh
2019150 GWh
2020220 GWh
2021300 GWh
2022390 GWh
2023720 GWh
2024940 GWh
2025980 GWh
Share of Finland's electricity from solar and the world share, 1990 to 2025 The share of Finland's electricity generated from solar, 1990 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 1.2%, against 8.8% worldwide. 0 3 5 8 10 19901995200020052010201520202025
The share of Finland's electricity generated from solar, 1990 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 1.2%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Finland's electricity from solar and the world share, 1990 to 2025
YearFinlandWorld
19900.0%n/a
19910.0%n/a
19920.0%n/a
19930.0%n/a
19940.0%n/a
19950.0%n/a
19960.0%n/a
19970.0%n/a
19980.0%n/a
19990.0%n/a
20000.0%0.0%
20010.0%0.0%
20020.0%0.0%
20030.0%0.0%
20040.0%0.0%
20050.0%0.0%
20060.0%0.0%
20070.0%0.0%
20080.0%0.1%
20090.0%0.1%
20100.0%0.2%
20110.0%0.3%
20120.0%0.4%
20130.0%0.6%
20140.0%0.8%
20150.0%1.1%
20160.0%1.3%
20170.1%1.8%
20180.1%2.2%
20190.2%2.6%
20200.3%3.2%
20210.4%3.7%
20220.5%4.6%
20230.9%5.6%
20241.1%7.0%
20251.2%8.8%
YearGenerationShareWorld shareCapacity
2025 980 GWh 1.2% 8.8% 1.57 GW
2024 940 GWh 1.1% 7.0% 1.22 GW
2023 720 GWh 0.9% 5.6% 990 MW
2022 390 GWh 0.5% 4.6% 650 MW
2021 300 GWh 0.4% 3.7% 400 MW
2020 220 GWh 0.3% 3.2% 300 MW
2019 150 GWh 0.2% 2.6% 210 MW
2018 90.0 GWh 0.1% 2.2% 130 MW
2017 50.0 GWh 0.1% 1.8% 80 MW
2016 20.0 GWh 0.0% 1.3% 40 MW

Full year by year history for Finland

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.

Solar Generation Month by Month

Ember monthly statistics through August 2026
Finland monthly solar electricity generation, September 2024 to August 2026 Finland generated 190 GWh of electricity from solar in August 2026, against 140 GWh in August 2025. 0.00 0.06 0.13 0.19 0.25 2024-092025-032025-092026-03
Finland generated 190 GWh of electricity from solar in August 2026, against 140 GWh in August 2025.
Monthly statistics through August 2026, TWh
Finland monthly solar electricity generation, September 2024 to August 2026
MonthSolar
2024-0980.0 GWh
2024-1040.0 GWh
2024-1110.0 GWh
2024-120 TWh
2025-010 TWh
2025-0220.0 GWh
2025-0360.0 GWh
2025-04110 GWh
2025-05160 GWh
2025-06160 GWh
2025-07190 GWh
2025-08140 GWh
2025-0980.0 GWh
2025-1040.0 GWh
2025-1110.0 GWh
2025-120 TWh
2026-0110.0 GWh
2026-0220.0 GWh
2026-0370.0 GWh
2026-04150 GWh
2026-05200 GWh
2026-06220 GWh
2026-07220 GWh
2026-08190 GWh

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of August 2026. Monthly figures for Finland can differ slightly from the annual totals.