Reaching Finland’s climate targets will require more action in the effort sharing sector, and especially in the land use sector where emissions increased compared to the previous year, according to the Annual Climate Report 2025.
The government submitted the Annual Climate Report to Parliament on Friday, said the Ministry of the Environment in a press release.
According to the report, Finland's net greenhouse gas emissions – the difference between emissions and the sinks that absorb them – fell by just one per cent from the previous year.
Instant preliminary data shows that emissions in the land use sector increased compared to the year before, and the sector was a major source of emissions. Without the land use sector, Finland's greenhouse gas emissions fell by six per cent.
Emissions are falling especially in energy and heat production within the emissions trading sector, where emissions dropped by 14 per cent from the previous year.
Coal use nearly halved and peat use decreased by over a third compared to the previous year.
Combustion-based electricity production has decreased, while wind and nuclear power have grown significantly.
“It’s important that Finland remains an attractive destination for green investment in the future. For example, our goal is to build new industrial activity around carbon capture and affordable clean electricity to replace the fossil economy,” said Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala.
“But as the Annual Climate Report shows, we need more action to meet our climate targets. This is especially true for the land use sector – and we also need to strengthen the knowledge base so we have the best and most up-to-date information to support climate policy,” Multala added.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
