Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Finland
Finland: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 27.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Finland, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Finland is 27.5%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Finland peaked at 34.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2018.
Finland ranks 165th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 29.4% | — |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 26.4% | 34.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 162 Sweden 29.3% compare
- 163 India 28.6% compare
- 164 Saudi Arabia 27.9% compare
- 166 Malaysia 25.6% compare
- 166 Papua New Guinea 25.6% compare
- 168 Netherlands 24.5% compare
More private sector data for Finland
- Merchandise trade 53.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 84.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 84.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,885 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2651 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Finland?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Finland was 27.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2018.
- How does Finland rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Finland ranks 165th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.