Solar energy in Finland is used primarily for water heating and by the use of photovoltaics to generate electricity. As a northern country, summer days are long and winter days are short. Above the Arctic Circle, the sun does not rise some days in winter, and does not set some days in the summer.
Areas with the most favorable conditions can produce roughly twice the solar electricity that Finland does. In the best areas, the total radiant energy is about 2500 kWh per square meter a year. In Finland, the corresponding figure is approximately 900 kWh per square meter – slightly more in the most southern parts and slightly less up north.
LUT University has investigated how the profitability of solar electricity could be improved in different types of buildings in Finland. Researchers have debunked myths related to the orientation and dimensioning of solar photovoltaic systems and sales of surplus electricity.
In addition, Finland’s transmission system operator Fingrid has received wind and solar power connection enquiries amounting to a total capacity of over 100 megawatts. Fingrid assesses that by 2030, the overall solar power plant capacity in Finland may climb to seven gigawatts.
However, solar PV is currently in Finland the second least cost option for new electric power generation after wind power. The Energy Authority () collects the official data of grid-connected PV electricity in Finland from the grid companies on yearly basis. The results of the survey are published on late June.
The total production capacity in 2017 was estimated to be 20 MW and the produced capacity around 5.5 MW in 2017. The total PV cell and module manufacture together with the production capacity information is given in Table 18 below. The listing below covers the main companies manufacturing PV systems or related components in Finland.
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"Finland''s advantage is its low atmospheric temperature, which improves the efficiency of solar photovoltaic cells. The colder it gets, the better the solar panels work. Solar panels can also withstand snow loads if they are installed following directions. The system can also be coupled with the electricity grid, and the devices are relatively low-cost and easy to …
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