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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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Nuclear safety Development of the principles governing nuclear safety and the methods for implementing it is largely based on extensive international cooperation. This intensive cooperation already started in the middle of the 20th century. From F...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-safety
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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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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
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Licensees responsible for nuclear waste management Photo: Posiva Nuclear waste management means all measures necessary to recover, store, handle and permanently dispose of nuclear waste, including measures associated with the decommissioning of a ...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy/nuclear-waste-management
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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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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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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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Environmental impact assessment on the final disposal of very low-level nuclear waste in the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant area On 29 September 2021, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment gave a reasoned conclusion on Teollisuuden Voima ...https://tem.fi/en/vllw-eia
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Nuclear Waste Management Fund ensures funding and sufficient competence for waste management The purpose of the National Nuclear Waste Management Fund is to ensure that the society has sufficient funds and competence to arrange nuclear waste manag...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-waste-management-fund
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Export controls of nuclear material prevent the spread of nuclear weapons In accordance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the aim of the nuclear safeguards is to limit the spread of nuclear weapons as well as to ensure that nuclear ...https://tem.fi/en/international-agreements-and-export-control
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The rules on market surveillance and mutual recognition of products have been reformed in the European Union.https://tem.fi/en/technical-safety
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Posiva to apply for an operating licence for a spent nuclear fuel disposal facility first in the world On 30 December 2021, Posiva Oy submitted to the Government an operating licence application referred to in the Nuclear Energy Act for an encapsu...https://tem.fi/en/posivas-operating-licence
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National programme and environmental impact assessment of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste management completed The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, and the Radiation and Nuclear Safet...https://tem.fi/en/national-programme
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10.3.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has adopted the financial statement of the National Nuclear Waste Management Fund for 2025 and decided on the recognition of the profit of the Fund as revenue. The Fund consists of two separate assets, the Financial Provision Fund and the Research Fund for Nuclear Waste and Nuclear Safety Research, which focuses on expertise in the nuclear energy use.https://tem.fi/en/-/financial-statement-of-national-nuclear-waste-management-fund-for-2025-has-been-adopted
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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
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Report on the environmental impact assessment procedure for Olkiluoto nuclear power plant On 5.12.2024, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj submitted to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment an environmental impact assessment report (EIA report) in a...https://tem.fi/en/olkiluoto-1-and-2-eia-report
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Licence procedure The licence procedure in accordance with the Nuclear Energy Act is preceded by an environmental impact assessment, as laid down in the act on environmental impact assessment procedure (252/2017). The Ministry of Economic Affairs ...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy-licence-procedure
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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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Security and safeguards Security refers to measures that protect the nuclear facilities, nuclear material and radiation sources from illegal operations. The parts of security are preventing, observing and stalling illegal operations as well as the...https://tem.fi/en/security-and-safeguards