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%.

New cars (2025)
71,891
EV share
37.2%
Total car fleet (2025)
3,792,918

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Finland per year
20130.0%
20140.2%
20150.2%
20160.2%
20170.4%
20180.6%
20191.7%
20204.4%
202110.3%
202217.8%
202333.8%
202429.5%
202537.2%

New passenger cars by fuel (2025)

New passenger car registrations in Finland by fuel (2025)
Electric26,748 (37.2%)
Hybrid19,570 (27.2%)
Plug-in hybrid14,520 (20.2%)
Petrol8,120 (11.3%)
Diesel2,904 (4.0%)
Hydrogen4 (0.0%)
Gas1 (0.0%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Finland per year
2013103,450
2014106,235
2015108,819
2016119,000
2017118,587
2018120,505
2019114,202
202096,418
202198,485
202281,700
202387,509
202474,075
202571,891

Electric car adoption over time

Electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) as a share of new car sales in Finland, 2012–2025.

Electric car sales share in Finland per year
20120.2%
20130.2%
20140.4%
20150.6%
20161.2%
20172.6%
20184.7%
20196.9%
202018%
202131%
202238%
202354%
202450%
202557%

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.

#ModelRegistrations
1Toyota Toyota Yaris Cross2,500
2Toyota Toyota Yaris2,030
3Toyota Toyota Corolla Cross1,839
4Tesla Tesla Model Y1,725
5Toyota Toyota RAV41,615
6Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.41,510
7Å koda Å koda Enyaq1,433
8Volvo Volvo XC601,378
9Toyota Toyota C-HR1,209
10Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.71,203
11Kia Kia EV3765
12Å koda Å koda Octavia670
13Tesla Tesla Model 3663
14Volkswagen Volkswagen T-Cross607
15Volkswagen Volkswagen Taigo596

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.

Passenger cars in Finland by age (2025)
Under 2 years151,565 (4.0%)
2–5 years332,126 (8.8%)
5–10 years684,654 (18.1%)
10–20 years1,247,286 (32.9%)
Over 20 years1,377,288 (36.3%)

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).

Car fleet in Finland by fuel (2025)
Petrol2,708,318 (71.4%)
Diesel892,124 (23.5%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)192,476 (5.1%)

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.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Finland (g/km)
2010149 g
2011144 g
2012139.1 g
2013131.8 g
2014127.4 g
2015123 g
2016120 g
2017143.3 g
2018141.4 g
2019139.7 g
2020120 g
202198.3 g
202285.3 g
202360.9 g
202464.6 g

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.

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