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Electricity market Finland’s electricity market was gradually opened to competition after the passing of the Electricity Market Act in 1995. Since late 1998, all electricity users, including private households, have been able to choose their prefe...https://tem.fi/en/electricity-market
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Report on smart grids´ potential for the electricity market The Finnish power system is facing significant changes. Increased use of renewable energy and weather-dependent variable production changes the operating logic of the power system and the...https://tem.fi/en/working-group-to-explore-smart-grids-potential-for-the-electricity-market
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Up-to-date information on possible power shortages This page contains information on how and why everyone should participate in saving energy, what will cause a possible power shortage and how to act in the event of one. Saving energy and reducing...https://tem.fi/en/information-on-electricity-shortages
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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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Nuclear power forms the basis of Finland's electricity production Photo: TVO Approximately 40% (39% in 2024) of the electricity produced in Finland comes from nuclear energy. Nuclear energy plays a major role in the implementation of the Finnish C...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy
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Regular electricity production at Olkiluoto 3 plant unit started in 2023 In January 2002, the government made a favourable decision-in-principle on Teollisuuden Voima Oyj’s (TVO) Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant project, which was ratified by the F...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-facilities-and-projects/olkiluoto-3
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26.4.2026 | On 26 April 2026, Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala visited Ukraine to attend memorials commemorating the Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident 40 years ago and to participate in a high-level meeting on improving the plant safety. She also took part in a G7+ meeting in Kyiv to discuss support for Ukraine for the winter of 2026–2027 amid Russia’s continuing attacks on energy and civilian targets.https://tem.fi/en/-/minister-sari-multala-attends-40th-anniversary-commemoration-of-chornobyl-nuclear-accident-in-ukraine
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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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8.5.2025 | On 8 May 2025, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal for acts amending the Electricity Market Act and sections 12 and 96 of the Natural Gas Market Act. The main objective of the proposal is to facilitate the integration of the increasing electricity generation and consumption loads into the transmission system and high-voltage distribution networks.https://tem.fi/en/-/legislative-amendments-to-boost-integration-of-increasing-electricity-generation-and-consumption-into-electricity-grids
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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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5. RRF energy investment aid projects granted aid A total of EUR 537.7 million has been reserved for energy investment aid under Finland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan. Funding is available to the following types of projects: Investments in energy...https://tem.fi/en/rrf-energy-investment-aid-projects-granted-aid
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Russian attack on Ukraine Russia launched an attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Finland has strongly condemned Russia’s military actions in Ukraine and supports Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, self-determination and territorial integrity....https://tem.fi/en/russian-attack-on-ukraine
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Energy The objective of energy policy is to proceed consistently towards a sustainable climate-neutral society, making use of the potential for growth. The principal tasks of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment are to develop the energ...https://tem.fi/en/energy
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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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Heating market Electricity and heat production must be nearly emissions-free in Finland by the end of the 2030s while also taking into account the perspectives of security of supply and servicing. In accordance with the Act approved in 2019, coal-...https://tem.fi/en/heating-market
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System integration - a new key theme for energy policy - Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
Climate neutrality requires that we stop using fossil fuels and increase the use of intermittent renewable energy. Different energy systems should be strongly interlinked to secure the functioning of energy systems and improve their efficiency, with due consideration for the large-scale needs of industrial production. However, we must also beware of the pitfalls on the long path towards sector integration.https://tem.fi/en/-/system-integration-a-new-key-theme-for-energy-policy -
19.11.2025 | Publications of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment • Energy • 39/2018 A Flexible and Customer- driven Electricity System Final report by the Smart Grid Working Group Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Helsinki 2018 Flexible ...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/3481825/TEM_39_2018.pdf/1cec6f62-238f-a462-36a3-c5f446c07f2b?t=1763544894813
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Use of nuclear energy must be safe The use of nuclear energy must not cause injury to people or damage to the environment or property. This basic priority of the use of nuclear energy is laid down in the Nuclear Energy Act (990/1987) and it applie...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-safety-security-and-safeguards
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Preparation of energy and climate policy scenarios When preparing energy and climate policy scenarios, each ministry is responsible for the projections concerning its own sector. The ministries work in close cooperation to ensure that sector-speci...https://tem.fi/en/preparation-of-energy-and-climate-policy-scenarios
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Nuclear facilities include nuclear power plants and facilities for nuclear waste management Finland has five active nuclear reactors with a combined gross output of approximately 4,400 MW. In total, the power plants produce more than 30 TWh of ele...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-facilities-and-projects