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Electricity prices in Finland

first half of 2026 2,500–4,999 kWh

In the first half of 2026, households in Finland paid €0.269/kWh on average, including all taxes and levies. That ranks 18 of 27 EU countries (1 = cheapest).

A year earlier the price was €0.228/kWh – an increase of 18.4%.

The EU average was €0.283/kWh.

In the first half of 2015 a kilowatt-hour cost €0.155/kWh; the most expensive half-year was the first half of 2026, at €0.269/kWh.

Incl. taxes€0.269/kWhfirst half of 2026

EU rank18 / 27

vs. a year ago+18.4%

EU average€0.283/kWh−4.9%

Trend since 2015

Average price per kWh for households using 2,500–4,999 kWh a year, incl. all taxes, by half-year.

Finland EU average · /kWh

What the price is made of in Finland

Annual average per kWh, split into energy and supply, network costs, taxes and levies, and VAT.

Energy & supply

Network costs

Taxes & levies

VAT

2025€0.227

EU average€0.289

2024€0.241

EU average€0.290

2023€0.248

EU average€0.292

2022€0.219

EU average€0.261

2021€0.180

EU average€0.236

2020€0.176

EU average€0.215

All half-years

/kWh

Period	Incl. taxes	Excl. VAT	Excl. taxes	PPS	EU average	EU rank
first half of 2026	€0.269	€0.215	€0.192	0.2274	€0.283	18 / 27
second half of 2025	€0.225	€0.180	€0.157	0.1877	€0.290	8 / 27
first half of 2025	€0.228	€0.181	€0.159	0.1895	€0.288	9 / 27
second half of 2024	€0.232	€0.185	€0.163	0.1931	€0.289	13 / 27
first half of 2024	€0.249	€0.201	€0.178	0.2073	€0.292	16 / 27
second half of 2023	€0.240	€0.194	€0.171	0.1938	€0.285	16 / 27
first half of 2023	€0.256	€0.216	€0.193	0.2062	€0.289	15 / 27
second half of 2022	€0.247	€0.203	€0.181	0.1979	€0.277	16 / 27
first half of 2022	€0.193	€0.156	€0.134	0.1551	€0.249	11 / 27
second half of 2021	€0.184	€0.148	€0.126	0.1480	€0.242	11 / 27
first half of 2021	€0.177	€0.143	€0.120	0.1397	€0.220	14 / 27
second half of 2020	€0.177	€0.143	€0.121	0.1402	€0.215	15 / 27
first half of 2020	€0.174	€0.140	€0.118	0.1376	€0.214	14 / 27
second half of 2019	€0.178	€0.144	€0.120	0.1419	€0.217	14 / 27
first half of 2019	€0.173	€0.140	€0.117	0.1380	€0.217	13 / 27
second half of 2018	€0.170	€0.137	€0.114	0.1352	€0.215	15 / 27
first half of 2018	€0.161	€0.130	€0.107	0.1283	€0.210	12 / 27
second half of 2017	€0.160	€0.129	€0.106	0.1287	€0.209	12 / 27
first half of 2017	€0.158	€0.128	€0.105	0.1272	€0.209	11 / 27
second half of 2016	€0.155	€0.125	€0.102	0.1275	€0.207	11 / 27
first half of 2016	€0.154	€0.124	€0.102	0.1261	€0.205	12 / 27
second half of 2015	€0.153	€0.123	€0.101	0.1233	€0.209	11 / 27
first half of 2015	€0.155	€0.125	€0.103	0.1248	€0.208	11 / 27

All countries compared

Wholesale electricity price in Finland

Yearly average day-ahead price on the power exchange, before network charges, taxes and supplier costs. €/MWh.

In 2025, electricity on the day-ahead market in Finland cost an average of €40.19/MWh, 12% less than in 2024 (€45.58/MWh).

The most expensive year since 2015 was 2022, at €154.03/MWh; the cheapest was 2020, at €28.02/MWh.

So far in 2026 the average is €55.84/MWh; over the last twelve months it was €53.51/MWh.

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Official EU statistics, published twice a year. Sources and licences are listed on the data sources page. Data sources · Methodology