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ARTICLE · 02 JUNE 2023

Green Transition Is Progressing But The Permit System Is Lagging Behind

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The green transition is making great strides in the Nordics, and Finland is one of the leading countries in promoting the energy transition.

FinlandEnvironment
Matias Wallgren
Matias Wallgren
Heidi Malmberg
Heidi Malmberg
Sanna-Mari Seppälä
Sanna-Mari Seppälä
Iikka Väänänen
Iikka Väänänen

The green transition is making great strides in the Nordics, and Finland is one of the leading countries in promoting the energy transition. As ways of advancing the transition, Finland has made record-high investments in green transition projects and made the official processing of permit applications more flexible.

There are currently several planned emission-free energy projects in Finland – and they are often unprecedented in the energy industry. For example, the production of wind power is being moved from land to sea, and green hydrogen is expected to provide solutions for the needs of energy production in traffic and industry, among others.

However, the regulation and permit systems have not managed to keep up with the pace. As the need of and demand for the green transition is great, projects will advance even if the permit system or regulation is not ready. For example, investors, developers and decision-makers are currently interested in

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