Car statistics for Finland
In 2025, 71,891 new passenger cars were registered in Finland, of which 37.2% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 17.3%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2025)
New registrations per year
Electric car adoption over time
Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Finland, 2012–2025.
Source: IEA, Global EV Data Explorer (CC BY 4.0).
Most registered car models in Finland (2025)
The car models with the most new registrations in Finland in 2025, by model.
| # | Model | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Toyota Yaris Cross | 2,500 |
| 2 | Toyota Toyota Yaris | 2,030 |
| 3 | Toyota Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,839 |
| 4 | Tesla Tesla Model Y | 1,725 |
| 5 | Toyota Toyota RAV4 | 1,615 |
| 6 | Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.4 | 1,510 |
| 7 | Å koda Å koda Enyaq | 1,433 |
| 8 | Volvo Volvo XC60 | 1,378 |
| 9 | Toyota Toyota C-HR | 1,209 |
| 10 | Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.7 | 1,203 |
| 11 | Kia Kia EV3 | 765 |
| 12 | Å koda Å koda Octavia | 670 |
| 13 | Tesla Tesla Model 3 | 663 |
| 14 | Volkswagen Volkswagen T-Cross | 607 |
| 15 | Volkswagen Volkswagen Taigo | 596 |
Source: EEA COâ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0). Catalog-matched models only.
Car fleet by age (2025)
69.2% of passenger cars in Finland are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2025)
Of 3,792,918 registered passenger cars in Finland, 71.4% run on petrol, 23.5% on diesel and 5.1% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Finland emitted on average 64.6 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Finland is below the average.
EV charging stations
Finland has 1,354 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 24 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Finland recorded 3.2 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (181 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Finland is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.