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Households' energy consumption grew in 2021

release | Energy accounts 2021

According to Statistics Finland, final consumption of energy products used by Finns in Finland and abroad grew by five per cent in 2021 from the previous year. Energy consumption totalled 1.2 million terajoules. The growth was biggest in households' consumption of energy, which was 10 per cent higher. Households’ consumption of electricity, heat and wood increased. Electricity consumption in manufacturing also grew by five per cent from the previous year.

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  • Final energy consumption rose by five per cent in 2021.
  • The consumption of electricity grew by six per cent and that of heat by 15 per cent. Wood fuels were also consumed more.
  • The reason for the grown consumption was colder weather than in the previous year, which increased the need for heating particularly visible in energy consumption in households and service industries.
  • The recovery of the export industry after the coronavirus pandemic was also visible as an increased use of energy in industry.

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