A battery and battery thermal arrangement are provided. The battery comprises one or more battery blocks and a thermal insert configured adjacent to a first battery block or between two battery blocks, including the first battery block and a second battery block, the thermal insert comprising a channel for allowing a thermal medium flowing through the thermal insert, the thermal insert being in physical contact with at least a part of a side of the first battery block when filled with the thermal medium, the thermal insert further comprising an inlet and an outlet connectable to a circulation device for pumping the thermal medium through the thermal insert.