Coal in Finland

Coal pile in Hanasaari, Helsinki, Finland, 2008 - 02.jpg

Coal is used as an energy source in Finland. Since Finland has no domestic coal production, it must import all of it from other countries, primarily from Russia. Finland is a peat-producing nation. Peat is classified as coal by the IEA.[1] In 2016, the Finnish government announced plans to phase out coal by 2030.[2]

In 2021, the total energy supply (TES) featured a diverse mix of sources. Bioenergy and waste were the largest contributors at 33.6%, followed by oil (20.8%), nuclear energy (18.5%), and coal (6.3%).[3]

In March 2022, the European Union (EU) introduced sanctions that resulted in a complete ban on importing Russian coal, which became fully operational by August 2022.[3]

  1. ^ "Balance definitions". www.iea.org. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  2. ^ "Finland plans to ban coal by 2030 - Climate Action". www.climateaction.org. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  3. ^ a b "Finland 2023 - Energy Policy Review" (PDF). International Energy Agency (IEA). 2023.