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Solar potential in Helsinki

This estimate represents one coordinate near the city center, not every roof or neighborhood.

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Annual values

Estimated PV output974kWh/kWp/year
Solar irradiation1,219kWh/m²/year
Optimal fixed tilt44°Panel direction: South

PV output is estimated electricity from 1 kWp of installed solar panels. Irradiation is sunlight energy received per square meter on the optimally tilted panel plane; it is not electricity.

For a 5 kWp system, multiply the electricity values by five. This simple scaling does not account for roof-specific shading or equipment constraints.

Compared with the sampled-city benchmark: +5.3% (925kWh/kWp/year). These figures are the unweighted mean of the city locations listed below, not a national average. Two urban points do not represent an entire country, its roofs or its solar installations.

Monthly solar irradiation and PV output

Highest-output month: May · 146.8kWh/kWp/month. Lowest-output month: December · 11.1kWh/kWp/month.

Bar lengths compare monthly PV electricity output; exact output and irradiation values are in the table.
Monthly solar irradiation and PV output — Helsinki
MonthEstimated PV output (kWh/kWp/month)Solar irradiation (kWh/m²/month)
January15.718.6
February34.740.4
March89.3105
April118.6144
May146.8184.4
June143.4184.3
July145.2188.4
August121.3156
September83.8105.1
October4858.9
November16.420.3
December11.113.4

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Data and methodology

PVGIS 5.3 (European Commission Joint Research Centre), crystalline silicon, fixed free-standing installation, 1 kWp, 14% system losses, equator-facing panels with optimized tilt and the terrain horizon. Long-term climate estimates are not a forecast or a roof survey. Nearby buildings, trees, roof constraints, snow and local conditions can change actual output.

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