On 9 February 2023, the Finnish Parliament adopted a resolution on hydrogen. Finland aims to take a leading position in the hydrogen economy in Europe throughout the value chain. Finland has the capacity to produce at least ten per cent of the EU’s emissions-free hydrogen by 2030.
Hydrogen is currently the most significant driver of industrial change, both in Finland and abroad, and is required to facilitate the green transition. Hydrogen can be used primarily for transport and logistics, but its production requires the availability of plenty of competitive clean electricity. The transportation and storage of hydrogen on an industrial scale is a matter that still needs to be resolved, but we can already start building towards the transition now, with smaller actions all building up. Here, municipalities have a key role to play.
Gasgrid Finland, which is state owned, is planning to build a hydrogen pipeline costing approximately EUR 3.5 billion along the shoreline at Vaasa through Kemi and into Sweden. According to predictions, the transmission network could be in use by 2030. Alongside the hydrogen pipeline, plans are in place to build hydrogen production plants, storage facilities and users. For this, large amounts of energy will be needed, which is available in the area.
