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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.
The Baltic hydrogen map: a subsea collector, a Helsinki corridor and the projects meant to turn offshore wind into molecules
An explainer on the pieces of the Baltic Sea hydrogen build-out: the Baltic Sea Hydrogen Collector study, the Helsinki producer–buyer corridor, Vetyalfa's EUR 224 million Cloudberry project and the ENGIE–European Energy plant in Denmark.
Finland proposes priority queue for grid connections of large consumers and storage from 2027
A draft amendment to Finland's Electricity Market Act would sort connection requests from large consumers and storage into four priority groups when grid capacity is scarce. Comments close 9 October; entry into force is planned for 1 January 2027.
Estonian and Latvian ministers tour Finland’s Onkalo repository as Posiva licence decision nears
Finland's Sari Multala hosted Estonia's Andres Sutt and Latvia's Jānis Vitenbergs at Posiva's spent fuel repository in Eurajoki, weeks after STUK's favourable statement. The operating licence proposal could reach the Finnish Government in October.
Finland clears EUR 21 million for carbon capture at Rauma pulp mill feeding electrofuel production
Finland's Ministerial Finance Committee has endorsed 21 million euros in investment aid for a 100,000-tonne biogenic carbon capture plant at Metsä Fibre's Rauma pulp mill, with the captured CO2 destined for renewable electrofuels.
Nordic and Baltic energy ministers meet in Tallinn on grid security and undersea infrastructure
Energy ministers from the eight Nordic and Baltic countries met in Tallinn on 4 September to discuss Ukraine, the protection of critical energy infrastructure and market competitiveness, with Finland pressing for EU support on repairing undersea assets.
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