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This page shows the energy use for Finland, using 0.249 percent of world gross inland consumption for 5.51 million inhabitants in 2018. Energy is typically specified in Million metric Ton of Oil Equivalent [Mtoe] for large quantities. This work prefers to use TeraWatt-hours (TWh) instead, which is obtained by multiplying the a value expressed in Mtoe with a factor 11.63 . To allow an easy comparison between countries, we normalize the TWh value to kiloWatt-hour per day (kWh/d/p) per person. Day to day energy production or consumption can fluctuate from a kWh/d/p value, for example space heating consumes more energy in the winter season.

These values are summarized in table 0.1 . The first two columns show the gross inland energy consumption and gross renewable and biofuel consumptions. We do so since some renewable and biofuel sources are converted to electricity for final energy consumption. The third column shows the total final energy consumption of Finland. The fourth column shows the electricity consumption, which is a part of the final energy consumption.

The main data source for this page are the Eurostat energy balances, edition January 2020. A population plot of Finland and a list of data source references are available below.

Table 0.1 Energy summary for Finland in 2014.
Gross inland consumptionGross renewable and biofuel consumptionFinal energy consumptionElectricity consumption
34.4 Mtoe10.3 Mtoe23.4 Mtoe6.81 Mtoe
400 TWh120 TWh272 TWh79.2 TWh
201 kWh/d/p60.2 kWh/d/p137 kWh/d/p39.8 kWh/d/p
100 % (gross)30.0 % (gross)68.1 % (gross)19.8 % (gross)
147 % (final)44.0 % (final)100 % (final)29.1 % (final)
Gross inland energy consumption in 2014 for Finland
Figure 0.1 Finland yearly gross inland energy consumption, split according to fuel type.
monthly average percentage of solar PV, heating and cooling degree days for Helsinki in Finland
Figure 0.2 Monthly average percentage of solar photovoltaics, heating and cooling degree days for Helsinki in Finland.
Energy balance summary, using kWh/d/p to express energy consumption
normalized final energy in kWh/d/p for Finland
Figure 1.1 Yearly final energy consumption in kWh/d/p for Finland.

Table 1.1 Final energy consumption in kWh/d/p for Finland in 2014.
Finland 2014 [kWh/d/p]TotalElectricityOil and petroleum productsNatural gasSolid fossil fuelsRenewables and biofuelsNuclear heatNon-renewable wasteHeat
Gross inland consumption201
+1.63%		9.03
+13.8%		55.2
+12.4%		14.7
-12.4%		17.9
-19.3%		60.2
+3.5%		33.2
-0.56%		1.38
+12.4%		0.91
+0.9%
Final energy consumption137
-1.07%		39.8
-1.46%		35.2
-6.92%		3.92
-5.21%		0.61
-2.53%		31.6
+8.56%		0.0
0.32
+4.69%		23.3
-2.72%
  + Industry sector  59.7
  -0.95%		  19.2
  -1.82%		  7.13
  -2.18%		  3.51
  -4.86%		  0.59
  -2.58%		  19.8
  +4.81%		  0.0
  		  0.32
  +4.69%		  7.38
  -11.0%
  + Transport sector  24.0
  -2.73%		  0.36
  -1.81%		  20.7
  -9.85%		  0.056
  +3.47%		  0.0
  		  2.9
  +122%		  0.0
  		  0.0
  		  0.0
  
  + Other sectors  53.1
  -0.42%		  20.2
  -1.11%		  7.36
  -2.59%		  0.35
  -9.77%		  0.017
  -0.79%		  8.96
  =0.0%		  0.0
  		  0.0
  		  15.9
  +1.66%
    ++ Services    16.9
    -1.04%		    8.77
    -0.71%		    1.55
    -0.84%		    0.17
    -14.4%		    0.0
    		    0.52
    +0.95%		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    5.86
    -1.3%
    ++ Households    30.0
    -1.35%		    10.7
    -1.59%		    2.46
    -3.76%		    0.17
    -3.07%		    0.0035
    -0.79%		    7.43
    +0.82%		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    9.19
    -2.06%
    ++ Agri/forest    4.29
    -3.46%		    0.77
    +1.13%		    2.18
    -3.33%		    0.0069
    -31.6%		    0.014
    -0.79%		    1.01
    -6.75%		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    0.075
    +6.66%
    ++ Fishing    0.21
    -8.31%		    0.0
    		    0.21
    -8.31%		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    0.0
    
Energy balance summary, using percent to express energy consumption.
final energy in percent for Finland
Figure 1.2 Yearly final energy consumption in percent for Finland.

Table 1.2 Final energy consumption in percent for Finland in 2014.
Finland 2014 [percent]TotalElectricityOil and petroleum productsNatural gasSolid fossil fuelsRenewables and biofuelsNuclear heatNon-renewable wasteHeat
Gross inland consumption147%
+3.9%		6.6%
+0.86%		40.3%
+4.83%		10.7%
-1.39%		13.1%
-2.96%		44.0%
+1.94%		24.3%
+0.12%		1.01%
+0.12%		0.66%
=0.0%
Final energy consumption100%
=0.0%		29.1%
-0.12%		25.7%
-1.62%		2.86%
-0.13%		0.44%
=0.0%		23.1%
+2.05%		0.0%
=0.0%		0.24%
=0.0%		17.0%
-0.29%
  + Industry sector  43.6%
  =0.0%		  14.0%
  -0.11%		  5.21%
  =0.0%		  2.57%
  -0.1%		  0.43%
  =0.0%		  14.4%
  +0.81%		  0.0%
  =0.0%		  0.24%
  =0.0%		  5.39%
  -0.6%
  + Transport sector  17.6%
  -0.3%		  0.27%
  =0.0%		  15.1%
  -1.48%		  0.041%
  =0.0%		  0.0%
  =0.0%		  2.12%
  +1.18%		  0.0%
  =0.0%		  0.0%
  =0.0%		  0.0%
  =0.0%
  + Other sectors  38.8%
  +0.25%		  14.8%
  =0.0%		  5.38%
  =0.0%		  0.26%
  =0.0%		  0.013%
  =0.0%		  6.54%
  =0.0%		  0.0%
  =0.0%		  0.0%
  =0.0%		  11.6%
  +0.31%
    ++ Services    12.3%
    =0.0%		    6.41%
    =0.0%		    1.14%
    =0.0%		    0.13%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    0.38%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    4.28%
    =0.0%
    ++ Households    21.9%
    =0.0%		    7.81%
    =0.0%		    1.8%
    =0.0%		    0.12%
    =0.0%		    0.0025%
    =0.0%		    5.43%
    +0.1%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    6.72%
    =0.0%
    ++ Agri/forest    3.13%
    =0.0%		    0.56%
    =0.0%		    1.59%
    =0.0%		    0.005%
    =0.0%		    0.01%
    =0.0%		    0.74%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    0.055%
    =0.0%
    ++ Fishing    0.15%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    0.15%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%		    0.0%
    =0.0%
Energy balance summary, using TWh to express energy consumption
final energy in TWh for Finland
Figure 1.3 Yearly final energy consumption in TWh for Finland.

Table 1.3 Final energy consumption in TWh for Finland in 2014.
Finland 2014 [TWh]TotalElectricityOil and petroleum productsNatural gasSolid fossil fuelsRenewables and biofuelsNuclear heatNon-renewable wasteHeat
Gross inland consumption400
+2.09%		18.0
+14.3%		110
+12.9%		29.2
-12.0%		35.7
-18.9%		120
+3.97%		66.2
-0.11%		2.75
+12.9%		1.8
+1.36%
Final energy consumption272
-0.62%		79.2
-1.01%		70.1
-6.5%		7.8
-4.78%		1.21
-2.09%		62.9
+9.06%		0.0
0.64
+5.17%		46.3
-2.28%
  + Industry sector  119
  -0.5%		  38.2
  -1.37%		  14.2
  -1.74%		  6.99
  -4.43%		  1.18
  -2.14%		  39.3
  +5.29%		  0.0
  		  0.64
  +5.17%		  14.7
  -10.6%
  + Transport sector  47.8
  -2.28%		  0.72
  -1.36%		  41.2
  -9.44%		  0.11
  +3.94%		  0.0
  		  5.77
  +123%		  0.0
  		  0.0
  		  0.0
  
  + Other sectors  106
  =0.0%		  40.3
  -0.66%		  14.6
  -2.15%		  0.69
  -9.36%		  0.034
  -0.34%		  17.8
  +0.36%		  0.0
  		  0.0
  		  31.6
  +2.12%
    ++ Services    33.6
    -0.59%		    17.5
    -0.26%		    3.09
    -0.39%		    0.35
    -14.0%		    0.0
    		    1.03
    +1.41%		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    11.7
    -0.85%
    ++ Households    59.6
    -0.9%		    21.3
    -1.14%		    4.9
    -3.32%		    0.33
    -2.63%		    0.0069
    -0.34%		    14.8
    +1.27%		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    18.3
    -1.61%
    ++ Agri/forest    8.53
    -3.02%		    1.53
    +1.59%		    4.33
    -2.89%		    0.014
    -31.3%		    0.028
    -0.34%		    2.01
    -6.33%		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    0.15
    +7.14%
    ++ Fishing    0.42
    -7.9%		    0.0
    		    0.42
    -7.9%		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    0.0
    		    0.0
    
Renewables and biofuel gross inland energy consumption
gross inland consumption of renewables and biofuels for Finland
Figure 1.4 Yearly gross inland consumption of renewables and biofuels for Finland.

Table 1.4 Gross inland consumtion of renewables and biofuels for Finland in 2014.
Finland 2014 renewables and biofuels[percent (gross)][percent (final)][kWh/d/p][percent][TWh]
Gross inland consumption100% (gross)147% (final)201334%400
Renewables and biofuels - gross inland consumption30.0% (gross)44.0% (final)60.2100%120
  Hydro (16.9% of electricity)  3.35% (gross)  4.92% (final)  6.73  11.2%  13.4
  Tide, wave, ocean (0.0% of electricity)  0.0% (gross)  0.0% (final)  0.0  0.0%  0.0
  Wind (1.4% of electricity)  0.28% (gross)  0.41% (final)  0.56  0.92%  1.11
  Solar photovoltaic (0.0098% of electricity)  0.0019% (gross)  0.0028% (final)  0.0039  0.0065%  0.0078
  Solar thermal  0.004% (gross)  0.0058% (final)  0.008  0.013%  0.016
  Geothermal  0.0% (gross)  0.0% (final)  0.0  0.0%  0.0
  Primary solid biofuels  23.7% (gross)  34.7% (final)  47.6  79.0%  94.6
  Charcoal  0.0% (gross)  0.0% (final)  0.0  0.0%  0.0
  Biogases  0.29% (gross)  0.43% (final)  0.58  0.97%  1.16
  Renewable municipal waste  0.72% (gross)  1.06% (final)  1.45  2.4%  2.88
  Pure biogasoline  0.22% (gross)  0.32% (final)  0.44  0.72%  0.87
  Blended biogasoline  0.0% (gross)  0.0% (final)  0.0  0.0%  0.0
  Pure biodiesels  1.33% (gross)  1.96% (final)  2.68  4.45%  5.33
  Blended biodiesels  0.0% (gross)  0.0% (final)  0.0  0.0%  0.0
  Pure bio jet kerosene  0.0% (gross)  0.0% (final)  0.0  0.0%  0.0
  Blended bio jet kerosene  0.0% (gross)  0.0% (final)  0.0  0.0%  0.0
  Other liquid biofuels  0.11% (gross)  0.17% (final)  0.23  0.38%  0.45
  Ambient heat (heat pumps)  0.0% (gross)  0.0% (final)  0.0  0.0%  0.0
Population trend
Population trend of Finland
Figure 2.1 Population trend for Finland.

Acknowledgement: We would like to express our gratitude to Eurostat, part of the European Commission, for allowing free re-use of energy balances and related data. Website: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/energy.

Disclaimer: This work provides a summary of the original data, converting ktoe (kilo ton oil equivalent) values to other energy units such as relative percentages, TWh (TeraWatt-hours) and normalized kWh/d/p (kiloWatt-hours per day per person) values. Values are rounded to 3 significant digits. Eurostat is not responsible for data conversion or rounding errors in doing so.

Other visualizations: Since 2022 Eurostat provides a set of interactive visualization tools for energy at ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/energy/visualisations. For energy balances Total energy supply is used there, which is equivalent to the Gross inland consumption minus the energy of international aviation.

References:

[1]
Eurostat yearly energy balances. This work uses edition June 2020 (up to year 2018). The energy data is converted to TWh (terra Watt-hour) and derived units.
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/energy/data/energy-balances
[2]
Energy balance guide - new methodology. Explain the use(fulness) of energy balances, as well as how they are constructed.
energy.at-site.be/eurostat/energy-balance-guide-01-2019.pdf
[3]
EU energy in figures, Statistical pocketbook 2019, ISBN 978-92-76-08818-9. Visualizes energy statistics up to 2017. The glossary in appendix 7 explains energy terminology.
doi: 10.2833/197947
[4]
The number of persons having their usual residence in a country on 1 January of a given year.
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tps00001/default/table
[5]
PVGIS 5 post processed data plots for Helsinki -- Additionally, Renewables.ninja post processed data plots for Finland can be found at energy.at-site.be/ninja/EU/Finland .
energy.at-site.be/pvgis/EU/Helsinki

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