What households and businesses in Finland pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H2 2025.
At $0.262 per kWh, household electricity in Finland is the 20th most expensive of the 29 countries Voltlas tracks — about 12% below the median of $0.297/kWh. Filling up costs $2.56 per liter of gasoline ($9.69/gal), the 4th highest of 30 — and roughly 53% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 57% of Finland's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 57 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.228 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.262), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Finland makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 57 gCO₂/kWh · 82 TWh · Ember
Coal0.2%
Oil2.3%
Natural gas1.2%
Nuclear39.9%
Hydro15.1%
Wind27.4%
Solar1.2%
Bioenergy12.6%
Other renewables0.2%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 31 Aug 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.