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Plugit Finland and Ahola Transport are leading the way in the electrification of heavy vehicle transport. Ahola Transport has invested in a new public high-power charging station for heavy vehicles, which opened in Naantali, Finland, in September 2024. At the same time, the company began operating a fully electric truck in cross-border transport.

Particularly in the chemicals, metals, forestry, and electronics industries, Finnish companies produce and export goods with significantly lower carbon footprints than the global average. Lack of standardized methods results in uncertainties in the assessments. Thus, further methodological development is needed.

On 16 May 2024, the Finnish Environment Institute published a press release on climate emissions from municipalities. Due to an error in the calculation, this press release is being published as a corrected version and thus replaces the previous one.

Travel related to second homes is the largest source of emissions. However, there is a lot of variation between individual cottage and cabin users.