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GAS IN FINLAND

G A S S T A T I S T I C S

May 2016

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Source: University of Eastern Finland,

Finnish Gas Association

Gas map – Finland

BIOGAS PLANTS NATURAL GAS PIPELINE NETWORKS

NUMBER OF BIOGAS PLANTS

Landfill plants 40

Reactorplants 43

• municipal wastewater 15

• industrial wastewater 2

• farms 13

• other 13

Total number 83

LENGTH OF THE NATURAL GAS

PIPELINES, km

Transmission 1 288

Distribution 1 955

Total length 3 243

Akaa

Asikkala

Espoo

Hamina

Hattula

Helsinki

Hollola

Hyvinkää

Hämeenkyrö

Hämeenlinna

Iitti

Ikaalinen

Imatra

Janakkala

Järvenpää

Kangasala

Kerava

Kirkkonummi

Kotka

Kouvola

Lahti

Lappeenranta

Espoo

Forssa

Haapajärvi

Haapavesi

Halsua

Hamina

Helsinki

Huittinen

Hyvinkää

Hämeenlinna

Iisalmi

Ilmajoki

Imatra

Joensuu

Joutsa

Juva

Jyväskylä

Järvenpää

Kaarina

Kajaani

Kalajoki

Kerava

Kitee

Kokkola

Kotka

Kouvola

Kuopio

Lahti

Laihia

Lappeenranta

Lapua

Laukaa

Lohja

Maarianhamina

Mikkeli

Mustasaari

Nivala

Nokia

Nurmijärvi

Orivesi

Oulu

Pori

Porvoo

Pudasjärvi

Raisio

Rauma

Rautjärvi

Riihimäki

Rovaniemi

Salo

Savonlinna

Sotkamo

Säkylä

Tampere

Tervola

Turku

Uusikaarlepyy

Uusikaupunki

Vaasa

Vantaa

Vehmaa

Virolahti

Virrat

Ylivieska

Lempäälä

Lohja

Luumäki

Mäntsälä

Nokia

Orimattila

Pirkkala

Porvoo

Riihimäki

Ruokolahti

Sipoo

Siuntio

Taipalsaari

Tampere

Tuusula

Valkeakoski

Vantaa

Vihti

Virolahti

Ylöjärvi

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Source: Gasum Oy

Natural gas transmission network 2016

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Length of the natural gas

transmission network (2016)

Source: Finnish Gas Association

Material Lenght (km)

Polyethylene 1887

Steel 48

Cast iron 20

Total 1955

Dimension, mm Lenght (km)

DN 1000 1

DN 900 122

DN 800 1

DN 700 262

DN 500 326

DN 400 195

DN 300 104

DN 250 32

DN 200 88

DN 150 58

DN 100 38

DN 80 4

DN 50 1

PEH 315 28

PEH 200 21

PEH 90-180 9

Total 1288

Length of the natural gas

distribution network (2015)

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Source: Finnish Gas Association

Natural gas consumption in Finland (1974 – 2015)

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

5000m

illio

nm

3

Local distribution

Energy and powercompanies

Manufacturing

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Natural gas consumption by market

sectors in Finland (2015)

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Natural gas consumption in Finland (2015)

Source: Finnish Gas Association

Consumption 2 606 million m3 = 26,1 TWh

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Number of gas consumers in Finland (2015)

Source: Finnish Gas Association

NumberConsumption

(million m3/a)

Average

consumption

(m3/a/consumer)

Households, cooking 21 200 0,5 30

Vehicles 1 900 4 2 100

One-family houses,

heating4 230 11 2 600

Apartment houses 755 18 23 800

Commercial and public

buildings928 33 35 500

Greenhouses 25 2.5 100 000

Small-scale industry 640 136 212 000

Heavy industry 35 1 285 36 700 000

District heating plants 80 177 2 200 000

Power plants 25 939 37 600 000

Total 29 300 2 606 87 000

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Source: Finnish Gas Association

Natural gas consumption in manufacturing in Finland (1996 – 2015)

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500m

ill.

m3

Other manufacturing

Chemical industry

Forest industry

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Source: Finnish Gas Association

Natural gas consumption in power and heat production in Finland (1996 – 2015)

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000m

ill.

m3

Production of electricity

Production of districtheat

Production of CHP

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Natural gas consumption in different sectors

in Finland

Source: Finnish Gas Association

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

mill

.m3

Manufactoring

Energy companies

Local distribution

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Source: Finnish Gas Association

Local distribution of natural gas in Finland (1996 – 2015)

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50

100

150

200

250

mill

. m

3

Households, cooking

Apartment houses

Commercial and publicservices

District heating

Greenhouses

Manufacturing

Transport

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Source: Finnish Gas Association

Local distribution of natural gas in Finland (2015)

2%

65%1%

3%

16%

8%

5%

Transport

Manufacturing

Greenhouses

District heating

Commercial and public services

Apartment houses

Households, cooking

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Characteristics in local distribution of gas in

Finland

Source: Finnish Gas Association

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

Subscribers, one-family houses(pieces)

Other subscribers (pieces)

Sales of gas (GWh)

Lenght of the distribution network(km)

Gas vehicles (pieces)

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Source: University of Eastern Finland

Biogas productiuon and utilization in Finland (1994 – 2014)

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20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180M

illio

nm

3

Combustion of surplusbiogas

Biogas utilized

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Source: University of Eastern Finland

Biogas from landfil gas recovery plants in Finland (1994 – 2014)

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20

40

60

80

100

120M

illio

nm

3

Combustion of surplusbiogas

Biogas utilized

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Source: University of Eastern Finland

Biogas from reactor plants in Finland (1994 – 2014)

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70m

illio

nm

3

Combustion of surplusbiogas

Biogas utilized

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Source: University of Eastern Finland

Biogas production by the types of biogasplants in Finland (2014)

Landfills

Municipal wastewater

Other reactor plants

Industrial wastewater

Farms

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

million m3

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Source: University of Eastern Finland

Energy produced from biogas in Finland (1994 – 2014)

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700G

Wh

Vehicles

Heat

Electricity