What did Finland google the most in 2024?

People in Finland searched for everything from teen slang to the presidential election.

A smartphone showing Google's search page.
Frozen pipes and the presidential elections sent Finns to Google for answers this year. Image: Silja Viitala / Yle
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Tech giant Google has once again released its "Year in Search", a roundup of the year's top global queries.

Google's search data revealed that people in Finland have been searching for information on spot electricity prices, frozen pipes and presidential election candidates.

Diverse topics like Janne Puhakka, fast fashion retailer Temu and election compasses were other popular Google queries in the country.

Finns also searched extensively for phrases such as "What does skibidi mean?" and "Why were the Netherlands disqualified from Eurovision?"

Here are this year's trending searches, organised by theme:

Most popular

Homicide victim "Janne Puhakka"

Music

Finland's Eurovision entry "Windows95man"

Entertainment

Web streaming "Pottukoira kick"

People

Finnish President "Alexander Stubb"

Recipes

Social media-trending "Crumbl cookies"

"What" queries

Slang: "What does skibidi mean?"

"Why" queries

"Why do pipes freeze when the weather warms up?"

"How" queries

Walking pneumonia: "How long is mycoplasma contagious?"

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