Nordic Electricity Prices Today
Day-ahead spot prices for Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland — hourly breakdown with the cheapest hour highlighted. Useful if you're on a spot-price electricity contract (common for expats in DK and SE).
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How to read Nordic electricity prices as an expat
What is a day-ahead price?
Each day, until 12:00 CET/CEST, electricity producers and suppliers in the Nordic market submit bids to Nord Pool, the Nordic power exchange. Since delivery day 1 October 2025 the auction has cleared in 15-minute intervals, setting a price for each quarter-hour of the next day. These are the "day-ahead" prices shown here, published by ENTSO-E (the European network of transmission system operators). The table shows the average of each hour's 15-minute prices.
Am I on a spot-price contract?
In Denmark and Sweden, many expats end up on variable spot-price contracts — especially through providers like Norlys, Vindstød, or Tibber in Denmark, or Tibber and Vattenfall in Sweden. If your bill shows a price that changes monthly or weekly, you're likely on spot or near-spot pricing. If you pay a fixed rate year-round, these hourly prices don't directly affect you.
When is electricity cheapest?
It depends on the zone and the day, so check today's table. In ENTSO-E day-ahead data from 1 October 2025 to 27 September 2026, the cheapest hour fell between 11:00 and 16:00 on 62% of days in DK1 and 57% in DK2, but between 23:00 and 06:00 on 76% of days in Finland and 73% in SE1. The most expensive hour fell between 07:00 and 09:00 or between 17:00 and 21:00 on 79% of days in DK1 and 68% in Finland. All hours are Copenhagen time (CET/CEST); Finnish time is one hour ahead. Running your dishwasher, washing machine, or EV charger on a timer set to the cheapest hours can cut your electricity cost.
Why do DK, SE, NO, FI have different prices?
The Nordic market is split into price zones. Denmark has two zones (DK1 = west, DK2 = east); Sweden has four (SE1–SE4). When transmission capacity between zones is constrained — a common occurrence — prices diverge. Norway typically has the lowest prices due to abundant hydropower; Denmark can spike during low-wind periods.
Price zones shown here
- DK1 — Western Denmark (Jutland + Funen), connected to continental Europe; DK2 — eastern Denmark
- SE1–SE4 — Sweden's four zones; SE3 is central Sweden (Stockholm region), the highest-demand zone
- NO1–NO5 — Norway's five zones; NO1 is eastern Norway (Oslo region)
- Finland — Single price zone, uses Euro. Its hours are shown in Copenhagen time (CET/CEST); Finnish time is one hour ahead.
Frequently asked questions
Data is fetched from the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform. Day-ahead prices are wholesale market prices and do not include grid tariffs (nettarif), electricity taxes (elafgift), VAT, or supplier fees. For guidance only.