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Energy consumption in 2021 returned to normal levels after the coronavirus year

release 14/12/2022 | Energy supply and consumption 2021

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According to Statistics Finland, total energy consumption in Finland amounted to 1.36 terajoules (TJ) in 2021. Total consumption returned almost to the level of 2019, rising by seven per cent from the previous year. The consumption of electricity went up by seven per cent to 87.1 terawatt hours (TWh). The share of renewable energy continued to grow, being 42 per cent of total energy consumption. The consumption of fossil fuels and peat in total remained almost unchanged, covering 34 per cent of total energy. Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion were in 2021 at the previous year's level at 33.5 million tons.

Stacked vertical bar chart. Unit: terajoule. Total energy consumption by energy source in Finland.

Key points

Total consumption of energy in Finland amounted to 1.36 terajoules in 2021. The growth from the year before amounted to seven per cent.
Renewable energy accounted for 42 per cent of total consumption, which was 14 per cent more than in the year before. Most of renewables are wood fuels.
Fossil fuels and peat accounted for 34 per cent of total consumption. The amount remained almost unchanged, but the consumption of peat went down by 11 per cent.
Total electricity consumption amounted to 87.1 TWh, which was seven per cent more than in 2020.
District heat production rose by 16 per cent due to the cold year.

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Total energy consumption by energy source 2020-2021

	Wood fuels	Oil (fossil)	Nuclear energy	Natural gas	Coal	Other renewable energy	Hydro power	Net imports of electricity	Peat	Wind power	Other fossil fuels	Others
2020	353,997	267,281	243,864	74,586	70,215	62,085	56,410	54,377	43,127	28,577	11,440	9,392
2021	402,624	255,987	247,047	74,793	84,084	83,905	56,246	63,965	38,218	29,446	12,747	9,295

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Renewable energy sources 1990-2021

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Final energy consumption by sector 2019-2021

	2019	2020	2021
Industry	515,992	480,320	501,575
Transport	178,489	165,936	170,845
Space heating	282,730	259,795	299,017
Others	134,813	133,884	135,305

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Final energy consumption 1990-2021

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Total energy consumption by energy source (all categories)(External link)

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Final energy consumption by sector(External link)

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CO2 emissions from fuel combustion(External link)

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31/05/2023

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	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Hydro power	38,706	47,036	53,846	48,021	41,985	46,037	42,133	42,462	53,196	45,168	52,030	46,865	38,243	34,038	53,514	48,341	40,727	50,366	60,874	45,263	45,875	44,202	60,001	45,621	47,665	59,703	56,283	52,597	47,295	44,087	56,410	56,246
Wind power	0	2	9	16	26	39	40	60	83	176	276	251	227	331	433	606	550	678	938	996	1,060	1,733	1,780	2,785	3,986	8,379	11,045	17,263	21,019	21,689	28,577	29,446
Black liquor	86,053	80,895	83,494	95,109	104,368	108,959	109,643	128,549	135,353	142,623	137,929	126,744	140,115	141,194	148,217	132,128	156,030	153,060	143,746	110,157	135,682	135,109	135,768	140,701	141,905	142,056	146,307	154,761	167,032	169,744	158,132	166,151
Wood fuels used in industry and energy production	36,468	32,935	32,772	40,366	52,390	53,882	56,242	61,608	64,684	83,640	84,720	83,699	89,975	93,332	100,200	94,981	103,564	93,224	103,671	97,704	116,381	122,404	130,179	136,314	135,195	130,452	140,266	145,708	146,245	149,815	140,854	174,379
Small-scale combustion of wood	44,700	44,800	44,900	45,000	45,000	45,200	48,600	48,800	50,600	49,400	46,300	53,000	53,710	55,170	55,873	58,670	56,800	59,080	58,490	62,080	69,175	58,921	64,603	61,458	62,251	58,431	63,495	62,350	61,429	60,443	55,011	62,095
Other renewable energy	1,496	1,571	1,609	1,679	1,684	2,342	2,550	2,797	3,563	4,303	4,975	5,716	5,904	7,250	8,166	9,705	9,896	11,880	19,108	25,333	27,645	31,993	37,630	41,537	55,145	55,619	48,588	60,291	61,483	65,225	62,085	83,905