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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 afternoon, electricity producers and suppliers in the Nordic market submit bids to Nord Pool, the Nordic power exchange. The auction clears by the hour, setting a price for each of the next 24 hours. These are the "day-ahead" prices shown here, published by ENTSO-E (the European network of transmission system operators).
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?
Typically between 00:00–06:00 local time. This is when industrial demand drops and overnight wind generation often fills the grid. The most expensive hours are usually 07:00–09:00 (morning ramp-up) and 17:00–20:00 (evening peak). Running your dishwasher, washing machine, or EV charger on a timer set to the cheapest hours can cut your electricity cost noticeably.
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
- 🇸🇪 SE3 — Central Sweden (Stockholm region), the highest-demand zone
- 🇳🇴 NO1 — Eastern Norway (Oslo region)
- 🇫🇮 Finland — Single price zone, uses Euro
Data is fetched from the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform and cached for up to one hour. Day-ahead prices are wholesale market prices and do not include grid tariffs (nettarif), electricity taxes (elafgift), VAT, or supplier fees. For guidance only.