Electricity price in Finland on 18 May 2023
· prices in c/kWh (1 c = €0.01) · times in Helsinki time
Average for the day
0.480.38 c/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
0.420.33 c higher than 17 May (avg 0.060.05)
- Cheapest hour
- 03:00–04:00 · −0.42−0.34 c
- Most expensive hour
- 20:00–21:00 · 2.321.87 c
- Hours below zero
- 8 h
Prices were very low all day, under 3.723 c. Levels only compare prices within the day: “Expensive” meant more expensive than that day’s average, not expensive in general.
Until 1 October 2025 the day-ahead market traded whole hours, so this day has hourly prices only.
On 18 May 2023, the electricity price in Finland averaged 0.48 c/kWh incl. VAT. The cheapest clock hour was 03:00–04:00, at −0.42 c; the most expensive was 20:00–21:00, at 2.32 c. On 18 May 2023, the electricity price in Finland averaged 0.38 c/kWh excl. VAT. The cheapest clock hour was 03:00–04:00, at −0.34 c; the most expensive was 20:00–21:00, at 1.87 c.
Cheapest hours on 18 May
Cheapest continuous period of the day. Average price incl. VATexcl. VAT, c/kWh.
- 1 hour 03:00–04:00 average −0.42−0.34 c
- 2 hours 03:00–05:00 average −0.41−0.33 c
- 3 hours 02:00–05:00 average −0.38−0.31 c
- 4 hours 02:00–06:00 average −0.37−0.30 c
Most expensive clock hour: 20:00–21:00 (2.321.87 c)
Price through the day
Tap the chart to see the price of an hour · c/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
c/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT, per hour. Colours compare each price with the day’s average; a price is marked as expensive only if it is above the average by at least 1.241 c.
Price hour by hour
| Time | Price | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–01:00 | −0.25−0.20 | Negative |
| 01:00–02:00 | −0.26−0.21 | Negative |
| 02:00–03:00 | −0.33−0.27 | Negative |
| 03:00–04:00 | −0.42−0.34 | Negative |
| 04:00–05:00 | −0.40−0.32 | Negative |
| 05:00–06:00 | −0.32−0.26 | Negative |
| 06:00–07:00 | −0.25−0.20 | Negative |
| 07:00–08:00 | −0.14−0.11 | Negative |
| 08:00–09:00 | 0.000.00 | Cheap |
| 09:00–10:00 | 0.010.01 | Cheap |
| 10:00–11:00 | 0.030.02 | Cheap |
| 11:00–12:00 | 0.210.17 | Cheap |
| 12:00–13:00 | 0.280.23 | Cheap |
| 13:00–14:00 | 0.350.28 | Cheap |
| 14:00–15:00 | 0.400.32 | Normal |
| 15:00–16:00 | 0.510.41 | Normal |
| 16:00–17:00 | 0.570.46 | Normal |
| 17:00–18:00 | 0.720.58 | Normal |
| 18:00–19:00 | 1.160.94 | Normal |
| 19:00–20:00 | 2.221.79 | Very expensive |
| 20:00–21:00 | 2.321.87 | Very expensive |
| 21:00–22:00 | 2.191.77 | Very expensive |
| 22:00–23:00 | 1.691.37 | Normal |
| 23:00–24:00 | 1.130.91 | Normal |