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24.9.2026 | Between 2017 and 2025, Finnish companies and municipalities invested more than EUR 2 billion in measures improving energy efficiency. Thanks to these measures, the organisations are saving 18.6 terawatts (TWh) of energy per year compared with the initial situation. With the help of voluntary energy efficiency agreements between the government and sectors, Finland has achieved the EU’s strict energy efficiency obligations without the need for national legislation or other mandatory measures.https://tem.fi/en/-/energy-efficiency-agreements-have-delivered-savings-on-a-billion-euro-scale
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Energy efficiency The primary objective of increasing energy efficiency is the cost-effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to mitigating climate change, saving energy is also vital for other reasons, such as securing energy s...https://tem.fi/en/energy-efficiency
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Energy efficiency agreements Energy efficiency agreement scheme is a policy measure based on an agreement between the central government and the participating sectors for improving energy efficiency and saving energy. The comprehensive and efficie...https://tem.fi/en/energy-efficiency-agreements-and-audits
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The negotiations on the EU’s Clean Energy Package are getting close to being completed in a number of respects. In the quite heated trilogues in early summer agreement was reached on the directives concerning both energy efficiency and renewable energy. However, the directives must also be efficiently implemented by Member States. What does this mean for Finland in practice? What are the key challenges?https://tem.fi/en/-/vahvaa-kunnianhimoa-ja-saantelyn-sudenkuoppia-energiatehokkuuden-ja-uusiutuvan-energian-uudet-eu-velvoitteet
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Nuclear energy legislation guarantees the safe use of nuclear energy throughout its entire life cycle The purpose of nuclear energy legislation is to ensure that the use of nuclear energy is in line with the overall good of society, safe for peopl...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy-legislation
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Feed-in tariff for renewable energy The Act on Production Subsidy for Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources (1396/2010) lays down provisions on a feed-in tariff system for which power plants fuelled with wind, biogas, forest chips and...https://tem.fi/en/feed-in-tariff-for-renewable-energy
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30.9.2026 | The EU Methane Regulation requires energy sector operators to measure, report and reduce their methane emissions. According to the Regulation, EU Member States must appoint an authority to oversee compliance with the obligations and lay down rules on penalties following non-compliance. The government proposal concerning the legislation will be circulated for review from 30 September to 21 October 2026.https://tem.fi/en/-/proposal-on-eu-methane-regulation-enforcement-and-penalties-is-sent-for-review
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International and EU cooperation in the energy sector Photo: EU International cooperation in the energy sector has been undertaken via various forums for a long time and diverse global issues have only increased the need for such collaboration. Th...https://tem.fi/en/international-and-eu-cooperation-in-the-energy-sector
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Reserve stocks and preparedness planning secure energy supply In Finland, the security of energy supply is based on the country’s decentralised, diversified and efficient energy production. Stocks of imported fuels and contingency and preparedness...https://tem.fi/en/security-of-energy-supply
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Energy communities promote the production and distribution of renewable electricity Electricity users’ role in the electricity system has grown as a result of the green transition. A decree that allows private individuals, communities and companie...https://tem.fi/en/energy-communities
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MEAE has supreme command and control of nuclear energy matters In accordance with the Nuclear Energy Act, the ministry prepares licence decisions for the construction and use of nuclear facilities in Finland. The ministry also oversees that the Nu...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy-administration
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4.8.2026 | On 4 August 2026, the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority issued a favourable statement to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on the operating licence application of Posiva concerning the encapsulation plant and disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel in Eurajoki.https://tem.fi/en/-/meae-to-prepare-operating-licence-for-spent-nuclear-fuel-disposal-facility-of-posiva-taking-into-account-radiation-and-nuclear-safety-authority-s-safety-assessment
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The Energy efficiency Act (1429/2014) was amended by Act 1382/2025. The amendments entered into force on 1.1.2026 and were due to the implementation of the Energy efficiency Directive. Three government decrees and one decree of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment have been issued under the Energy efficiency Act. Due to the amendment of the Energy efficiency Act, the decrees in question must be updated.https://tem.fi/en/project?tunnus=TEM014:00/2026
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17.7.2026 | On 15 July 2026, the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment issued a competent authority statement on the environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme of Kuopion Energia Oy’s project to build a small modular reactor (SMR) plant for district heating production. The statement was issued as part of the EIA procedure.https://tem.fi/en/-/ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-issues-competent-authority-statement-on-eia-programme-of-kuopio-energia-oy-s-smr-plant-project
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26.5.2026 | Nordic Nuclear Forum 2026, the Nordic region’s leading event in the civil nuclear energy sector, will bring together more than 700 participants in Stockholm on 26–27 May. The event will be attended by decision-makers, business leaders, public authorities, technology developers and experts representing the energy sector, public administration, research institutes and the nuclear energy supply chain.https://tem.fi/en/-/finland-s-nuclear-energy-expertise-showcased-at-nordic-nuclear-forum-in-stockholm
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7.9.2026 | On 7 September 2026, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Sari Multala visited Posiva Oy’s spent nuclear fuel encapsulation plant and final disposal facility in Eurajoki. Multala was accompanied to the facility by the Estonian Minister of Energy and the Environment Andres Sutt and Latvia’s Minister for Climate and Energy Jānis Vitenbergs. A representative from the German federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy also participated in the visit.https://tem.fi/en/-/ministers-visited-posiva-s-encapsulation-plant-and-final-disposal-facility
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23.10.2025 | The amendment to the Electricity Market Act will promote the integration of the increasing electricity generation and growing consumption loads into the main grid and high-voltage distribution network. The Government submitted the Act to the President of the Republic for approval on 23 October 2025. The Act will enter into force on 1 January 2026.https://tem.fi/en/-/lakimuutos-puhtaan-energian-investointien-edistamiseksi-ja-sahkoverkkojen-kehittamiseksi-hyvaksytty-1
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26.6.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has sent out for comments the draft of the new Nuclear Energy Act. Primarily, the new act aims to ensure that the use of nuclear energy is in line with the overall good of society, that the operations are safe and that nuclear waste generated in Finland is handled properly.https://tem.fi/en/-/revised-nuclear-energy-act-is-sent-out-for-comments
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3.4.2025 | The government and different sectors have negotiated new Energy Efficiency Agreements for the period of 2026–2035. The agreements cover business and industry, the property sector and the public sector. They play a key role in fulfilling the binding obligations of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. Joining the new agreement period will begin in October 2025.https://tem.fi/en/-/new-energy-efficiency-agreements-have-been-negotiated-for-2026-2035
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7.8.2025 | Finland is known as a country of responsible use of nuclear energy. Safety comes always first. Responsibility includes ensuring the funds required for nuclear waste management and for the decommissioning of facilities. An extensive legislative reform is, however, required to streamline regulation and licensing. The reform process is also driven by the need to take account of new technologies and the profitability challenges of the sector.https://tem.fi/en/-/column-reform-of-nuclear-energy-legislation-to-streamline-regulation-and-prepare-the-ground-for-future-projects