Fuel prices remain high across Finland in early November, with diesel continuing to stand out as particularly expensive.
The latest full-day figures from fuel price tracking service Polttoaine.net show an average reported price of €2.173 per litre for 95E10 petrol, €2.291 for 98-octane petrol and €2.513 for diesel.
At those prices, filling a 50-litre tank would cost around €109 with 95E10 petrol, €115 with 98-octane petrol and €126 with diesel.
Polttoaine.net is an independent price comparison service based on fuel prices submitted by motorists and other users. On Monday afternoon, its database contained reports from more than 360 filling stations. The figures are therefore a current market snapshot rather than an official national price index.
Prices also vary significantly by location. On Monday, reported prices for 95E10 petrol ranged from just under €2 per litre at the cheapest station listed to around €2.30 at the most expensive. Diesel ranged from approximately €2.34 to €2.76 per litre.
Diesel remains close to record levels
The latest figures follow a sharp rise in fuel prices during 2026.
Official Statistics Finland data showed that the average diesel price reached €2.49 per litre in October, five cents above the previous nominal record set during the European energy crisis in June 2022.
Diesel was 54.7 percent more expensive than a year earlier. The October average was €2.28 for 95-octane petrol and €2.38 for 98-octane petrol, representing annual increases of 33.3 and 31.5 percent respectively.
The Polttoaine.net figures and Statistics Finland data are not directly comparable because they use different methodologies. However, the latest pump reports suggest petrol prices have eased somewhat from their October averages, while diesel remains around the record-high level.
As Verkkouutiset previously reported, diesel has been under particularly severe pressure because of tight supplies on the international market.
Iran war has pushed up global fuel prices
The war involving Iran has been a major factor behind this year’s upheaval in global oil markets.
The International Energy Agency said in its October market report that the Iran war has restricted the availability of petroleum products and driven fuel prices sharply higher. Middle Eastern supply disruptions have been compounded by reduced Russian refinery output and exports.
Global diesel exports in September were around 700,000 barrels per day lower than a year earlier, according to the IEA. Combined diesel and gasoil exports from the Middle East and Russia had fallen by 1.3 million barrels per day year-on-year.
Shipping disruption has added to the pressure. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been repeatedly affected by the conflict, while tanker costs have risen sharply. The IEA has described the Middle East conflict as the largest disruption to global oil and gas markets in history.
Statistics Finland has also pointed to uncertainty surrounding oil transportation as a factor constraining supply and raising consumer prices. The agency said the global market for middle distillates such as diesel is expected to remain tight well into 2027.
For motorists in Finland, that means some relief may already be visible at petrol pumps, but diesel prices remain exceptionally high — and the international market gives little indication of a rapid return to the levels seen before this year’s energy shock.