Energy supply and consumption

Latest release:
More energy produced with wood fuels than before
20 Sep 2013
Corrected on 23 September 2013. The correction is indicated in red. Was previously 33.3. According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, total energy consumption in the first half of 2013 amounted to around 710 petajoule (PJ), which is one per cent more than one year earlier in 2012. Consumption of electricity amounted to 43.4 terawatt hours (TWh), which is almost at the same level as one year before. Net imports of electricity went down by around 1.8 TWh, or by about 21 per cent. Imported electricity was replaced with domestic production, but mainly with imported fuels. Consumption of coal went up by 24 per cent (17 PJ) and separate production of electricity with hard coal grew by over 80 per cent. The consumption of peat fell by 33 per cent. Carbon dioxide emissions decreased by four per cent from the corresponding period last year.

Next release:
12 Dec 2013