District heating is a significant source of heating in Finland, supplying 46% of the market. In 2020, district heating sales totaled 2.47 billion euros with 30.1 TWh of heat energy sold at an average price of 8.22 euro cents/kWh. Carbon neutral sources like renewables and heat recovery accounted for 56% of district heating supply.

1. District heating in Finland
2020

2. Statistics 2020
• Heat sales (incl. taxes) 2 470 M€
• Sold heat energy 30,1 TWh
• Average price of DH (incl. taxes) 8,22 c/kWh
• Inhabitants in district heated apartments 2,98 million
• Market share of DH 46%
• Length of the network 15 570 km
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3. Market share of space heating in 2020 (Statistics Finland)
3
• Includes residential, commercial and
public buildings
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4. District heat consumption and connected heat
load of the customers
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5. Temperature corrected heat consumption
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• District heat consumption 30,1
TWh (year 2020)
• Temperature corrected heat
consumption 36,1 TWh
• Temperature corrected heat
consumption increased 0,4 %

6. Number of customers and the length of
networks
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7. Specific heat consumption in district heated
buildings
7
• Includes energy for heating
hot tap water
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8. District heat supply 2020
Total 33,6 TWh
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9. District heat supply and the share of
cogeneration
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10. District heat supply as well as the fuels used for
DH and cogeneration
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Total district heat supply 33,6 TWh
District heat production by fuels 29,1 TWh
Net production of electricity in CHP
production
8,7 TWh
Fuel energy consumed 45,0 TWh
Heat recovery and heat produced by heat
pumps
4,5 TWh
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11. Energy sources for district heat
supply in 2020
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• Carbon neutral: 56 %
o Renewables + Heat recovery
• Domestic*: 75 %
o Carbon neutral + Peat + share from ”Others”
• Share of imported fossil fuels in district heat supply
25 %
• Heat recovery: Heat energy which would be wasted otherwise, e.g.
from the sewage, flue gases or from the district cooling return water
• Other biofuels: Biodegradable share of the municipal and industrial
waste
• Others: Non-biodegradable share of municipal and mixed waste,
plastic and hazardous waste, electricity, steam, hydrogen
* = All biomass is considered domestic. From ”Others” all waste, steam,
hydrogen and 82 % of electricity are considered domestic.
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12. Energy sources for separate
DH production in 2020
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• Carbon neutral: 77 %
o Renewables + Heat recovery
• Domestic*: 89 %
o Carbon neutral + Peat + share from ”Others”
• Share of imported fossil fuels in separate district heat
production 10 %
• Heat recovery: Heat energy which would be wasted otherwise, e.g.
from the sewage, flue gases or from the district cooling return water
• Other biofuels: Biodegradable share of the municipal and industrial
waste
• Others: Non-biodegradable share of municipal and mixed waste,
plastic and hazardous waste, electricity, steam, hydrogen
* = All biomass is considered domestic. From ”Others” all waste, steam,
hydrogen and 82 % of electricity are considered domestic.
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13. Energy sources for district heat supply
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14. Energy sources for district heat and cogeneration
by region in 2020
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15. Energy sources for DH and cogeneration by
region in 2005 and in 2020
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Year 2005 Year 2020
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16. Renewable fuels in the production of district
heat and cogeneration
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17. Heat recovery
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4 530 GWh of district heat was
produced by heat recovery
• Heat recovery by heat exchangers 3 310 GWh
• The most significant heat sources: flue gases,
industrial processes and geothermal energy
• Heat produced by the heat pumps 1 220 GWh
• The most significant heat sources: sewage,
district cooling return water and data centers
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18. CO2 -emissions from the district heat supply
18
• Specific emissions from district heat
production in 2020 were 110,0 gCO2/kWh,
which
• Decreased by 20,7 % from the previous
year
• Decreased by 45 % during this decade
• Fuels used in combined heat and power
production were allocated according to the
benefit allocation method
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Sources:
Tilastokeskus (2000…2019)
Energiateollisuus ry (1976…1999, 2020)

19. Price of district heat (incl. VAT)
Average, minimum and maximum values
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• The price includes all taxes, demand
and energy charges as well as other
possible annual charges. Connection
fees are excluded.

20. The share of district heating companies according to
the average heat sales price in 2020 (incl. VAT)
20
• The price includes all taxes, demand and
energy charges as well as other possible
annual charges. Connection fees are
excluded.
• Weighted average price: 82,23 €/MWh
• Arithmetical average price: 83,91 €/MWh
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21. Price of district heat in new buildings (€/MWh)
Fixed price + energy fee, incl. taxes
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• The price includes all taxes,
demand and energy charges
as well as other possible
annual charges. Connection
fees are excluded.

22. Real price of district heat
Corrected with cost-of-living index
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22
Source: Finnish Energy, District heating prices 07/2021

23. District heat consumption in 2020
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24. Distribution of customers according to
connected heat load
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• Number of customers: 157 300
• 117 300 customers in
residential buildings
• 1,52 million apartments
• 2,98 million inhabitants
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25. Production capacity and connected heat load of
the customers
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