Some 95% of Finland‘s electricity production came from fossil-fuel free energy sources last year, new data from Statistics Finland has found.
According to the statistics body, the chief sources of energy last year were nuclear, wind, hydro, solar power, and renewable fuels, with wind power overtaking hydro as the second largest source of electricity production.
Electricity demand
Some 80% of electricity demand was covered by hydro, wind, solar and nuclear power, it noted.
Wind power increased by 37% to reach 19.9 TWh, while solar power saw the highest relative growth, up 61% to 1.2 TWh.
Solar power accounted for 1.5% of the country’s electricity production, the data showed.
Nuclear power
Nuclear power, which accounted for 38% of electricity production, was the largest fossil-free electricity source.
Electricity generated through incineration declined by 13% compared to the previous year, reflecting a broader shift towards cleaner sources.
Total electricity consumption in Finland rose by 3% to 82.7 TWh.
‘According to Statistics Finland’s preliminary data, 95 per cent of Finland’s electricity production in 2024 came from fossil-free energy sources, that is, nuclear, wind, hydro and solar power, and renewable fuels,’ the statistics firm noted. Read more here.
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