Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment formed the Smart Grid Working Group in 2016 to improve electricity markets and implement the Electricity Directive. Some of the Group's recommendations had remained unadressed and are now revisited in a new government proposal.

The Finnish Parliament has accepted new legislation on offshore wind power in the Finnish exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on 12 December 2024.

The Finnish government issued a proposal for the amendments to the Electricity Market Act enabling hybrid connections with energy storage systems and wind and solar farms operating behind the same connection point.

The Finnish Government has issued their proposal for a new Act on offshore wind power in the Finnish exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The proposed Act introduces a state-led tendering system for offshore wind farm areas. Read our status update on the legislative process.