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Finland proposes framework to regulate household electricity prices in a declared price crisis
Finland's Government has proposed an act enabling flexible regulation of household electricity prices if the EU Council declares a price crisis. It is due to take effect in spring 2027.
Finland’s Government proposes withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty
Finland's Government has asked Parliament to approve withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, citing the split of competences with the EU and doubts over modernisation.
Finland designates four offshore wind areas in its exclusive economic zone for tender
Finland has designated four offshore wind areas in the Bothnian Sea and Bothnian Bay for competitive tender, with the first tender possible in the first half of 2027.
Finland opens public consultation on EIA programme for Helen’s planned nuclear plant in Helsinki
Finland has opened consultation on the EIA programme for Helen's planned nuclear plant in Helsinki. Views can be submitted until 4 January 2027.
Finnish yard delivers SWATH personnel vessel CASTOR to German Navy at Neustadt in Holstein
Finnish shipbuilder Uudenkaupungin Työvene has delivered the SWATH vessel CASTOR to Neustadt in Holstein for the German Navy. She will carry up to 60 personnel to ships in Lübeck Bay.
EU energy ministers to debate network charges, winter security and post-2030 framework
Ministers meet in Luxembourg on 29 October to debate the Commission's network charges proposal, winter supply security and post-2030 energy rules, with a BEMIP meeting alongside.
Finland received more than 200 comments on grid-connection priority draft, sets up working group
Finland's economy ministry received over 200 comments on its grid-connection priority draft act and will send it to Parliament in December. A working group will propose further market-law changes by March 2027.
Finland grants world’s first operating licence for spent nuclear fuel disposal facility
The Finnish Government has licensed Posiva to operate its Olkiluoto encapsulation plant and Onkalo repository until 2070, the first such licence worldwide according to the ministry.
Guarding the Baltic’s energy lifeline: cables, drones and the shadow fleet in 2026
From the Sopot Declaration to counter-drone funding in Vilnius and Helsinki, Baltic governments are treating cables, substations and offshore wind farms as strategic infrastructure. A look at what was agreed and what comes next.
US Marines to join NATO’s Baltic Sentry alongside Finland’s Coastal Brigade
Around 48 US Marines will support NATO's Baltic Sentry with surveillance and reconnaissance alongside Finland's Coastal Brigade, to help protect undersea infrastructure.
Finnish climate minister Multala to open German-Finnish Hydrogen Dialogue in Munich
Finland's climate minister Sari Multala will open the German-Finnish Hydrogen Dialogue in Munich on 5 October and meet Bavarian ministers during a two-day visit.
Finland proposes Tukes as enforcer of the EU Methane Regulation, with penalties from 2027
Finland has opened consultation on a bill naming Tukes as enforcement authority for the EU Methane Regulation, with penalties applying after a three-to-nine-month grace period from 2027.
Wind on top, nuclear underneath: what Finland’s Onkalo decision means for the Baltic energy mix
Finland's Government may rule on Posiva's Onkalo licence from October, while Estonia builds a nuclear regulator and both Baltic neighbours study the Finnish model.
Beyond 10 gigawatts: how offshore wind, hydrogen and nuclear are reshaping Finland’s energy mix
Finland's combined wind and solar capacity has passed 10 GW, and a wave of offshore wind projects, a record EU hydrogen grant and a nuclear district-heating plan show how the country's energy mix keeps diversifying.
Finland’s energy efficiency agreements deliver over €2bn in savings-driving investment since 2017
Finnish companies and municipalities invested over €2.1 billion in energy efficiency between 2017 and 2025, cutting annual energy use by 18.6 TWh, the government reports.
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