Plugs & voltage in Russia
Types C and F · 230 V · 50 Hz
The same answers apply to Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Romania, Sweden and Ukraine.
Russia is the most populous country in Eastern Europe in our data. By population it ranks 2nd among the countries that use exactly Types C and F, after Indonesia. Next door the nominal figure varies within the same range: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia list 220 V, while Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Ukraine share the 230 V used here.
Do I need an adapter for Russia?
Where are you travelling from?
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 120 V at home.
Bring an adapter to Types C or F.
Plug straight in.
Bring an adapter to Types C or F.
Bring an adapter to Types C or F.
Bring an adapter to Types C or F.
Type C plugs fit; Types D and M plugs need an adapter to Types C or F.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 100 V at home.
The power supply
Also in the data
How we checked it: GOST 29322-2014 (IEC 60038 equivalent, in force since 1 Oct 2015) sets 230 V; 220 V remains tolerated in existing networks.
Among its neighbours, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Ukraine use exactly the same plug set (Ukraine also at the same voltage and frequency) and 3 others share at least one type.
In Eastern Europe, 5 of the other 8 countries use the same Types C and F.
Crossing a border
13 neighbours: 10 with the same plugs and 3 sharing at least one type.
- AzerbaijanC/F · 220 VSame plugs · same voltage
- BelarusC/F · 220 VSame plugs · same voltage
- ChinaA/C/I · 220 VShares a type · same voltage
- EstoniaC/F · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
- FinlandC/F · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
- GeorgiaC/F · 220 VSame plugs · same voltage
- KazakhstanC/F · 220 VSame plugs · same voltage
- LatviaC/F · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
- LithuaniaC/F · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
- MongoliaC/E · 220 VShares a type · same voltage
- NorwayC/F · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
- PolandC/E · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- UkraineC/F · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
Same plugs as Russia
39 other countries use exactly C/F: 27 in Europe, 10 in Asia and 2 in Africa. Next door: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia and Finland.
The plug types used here
Guides: The 15 plug types explained
Source: Wikidata Q159, corrected against a cited source; regions: UN M49 (Eastern Europe). Sources & method