Majority of environmental taxes in 2018 were energy taxes - households paid...
In 2018, the accrual of environmental taxes grew by around two per cent to EUR 6.8 billion. The share of environmental taxes of the total tax revenue remained unchanged at around seven per cent....
View ArticleGreenhouse gas emissions in Finland grew in 2018 - emissions of pollutants...
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by Finnish residents rose in 2018. At the same time, emissions of air pollutants decreased. Greenhouse gas emissions in Finland and abroad amounted to 60 million...
View ArticleEnergy use in manufacturing grew by three per cent in 2018
The final consumption of energy products used by Finns in Finland and abroad grew by one per cent from the previous year to 1,262 petajoule in 2018. The biggest share of energy was consumed by...
View ArticleEnvironmental protection investments began to grow in 2018
The combined environmental protection expenditure in Finland's public sector amounted to EUR 760 million in 2018. Environmental protection services and investments used by enterprises amounted to...
View ArticleDomestic material consumption fell by three per cent from the previous year
Altogether 178 million tonnes of natural resources were taken into use in Finland in 2019. The figure was the lowest in the 2010s, over a sixth lower than in 2013 when the figure was at its highest....
View ArticleAmount of municipal waste grew slightly in 2019 - most of waste was still...
Over three million tonnes of municipal waste was generated in 2019. Compared with the previous year, the total amount of waste increased by 80,000 tonnes, or by just under three per cent. No great...
View ArticleEnvironmental goods and services sector has grown significantly in energy...
The turnover from Finland's environmental goods and services sector was EUR 41 billion in 2019. Good 160,000 staff-years were made in the environmental goods and services sector. The value of exports...
View ArticleFinlands greenhouse gas emissions 2019 to the EU and the UNFCCC
In 2019, Finland's greenhouse gas emissions without the LULUCF sector amounted to 53.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (mil. t CO2 eq.), being 18.2 million tonnes less than in the...
View ArticleWaste generated in 2019 declined due to lower amoung of waste from mining and...
Over 116 million tonnes of waste were generated in 2019. This is nearly 12 million tonnes less than in the previous year, when the amount of waste had risen mainly due to waste caused by mining and...
View ArticleEnergy and transport taxes paid decreased by 4.5 per cent in 2019
The revenue of environmental taxes fell in 2019 by slightly over 4.5 per cent to EUR 6.5 billion. The share of environmental taxes of the total tax revenue was still under seven per cent. Environmental...
View ArticleGreenhouse gas emissions of Finns fell in 2019 - emissions of impurities...
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by Finns fell in 2019. At the same time, emissions of impurities remained mainly on level with the previous year. Greenhouse gas emissions in Finland and abroad...
View ArticleEnergy consumption in manufacturing and households fell in 2019
The final consumption of energy products used by Finns in Finland and abroad fell by 1.6 per cent from the previous year to 1,192 petajoules in 2019. The fall was most significant for households and...
View ArticleSignificant drop in environmental protection investments in 2019
The environmental protection expenditure of Finlands public sector amounted to around EUR 750 million in 2019. Environmental protection services and investments used by enterprises amounted to slightly...
View ArticleMining of minerals and soil materials increased domestic material consumption...
A total of 184 million tonnes of natural resources were taken into use in Finland in 2020 Domestic material consumption grew by close on five per cent from the previous year and the volume was highest...
View ArticleManufacturing boosted growth in the environmental goods and services sector...
The turnover from Finland's environmental goods and services sector was EUR 43 billion in 2020. Good 170,000 staff-years were made in the environmental goods and services sector. The value of exports...
View ArticleAmount of municipal waste continued growing in 2020 - most of waste was still...
In 2020, around 3.3 million tonnes of municipal waste were generated. Compared with the previous year, the total amount of waste increased by 170,000 tonnes, or by over five per cent. There were no...
View ArticleFinland has met its greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments
According to Statistics Finland's data, greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 amounting to 47.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (million tonnes of CO2 eq.) were the lowest in the reference...
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