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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.

Finland has received significant research funding of EUR 14 million from the EU to speed up the transition to a clean energy system. The REPower-CEST project will produce a comprehensive analysis of the means of phasing out fossil fuels and prepare a roadmap for implementing the transition in Finland.