{"id":3174,"date":"2025-08-12T10:15:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/news\/the-price-of-electricity-is-the-key-to-finnish-competitiveness\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T11:07:41","slug":"the-price-of-electricity-is-the-key-to-finnish-competitiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/blog\/the-price-of-electricity-is-the-key-to-finnish-competitiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"The price of electricity is the key to Finnish competitiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The competitiveness of Finnish industry and business is the sum of many factors, but one of them is now playing a particularly prominent role, namely the price of electricity.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wind-turbines-and-power-lines-clean-energy-at-sun-2025-07-23-18-47-36-utc-scaled-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Over the last 12 months, the average price of electricity on the exchange has been only <strong>4.69 cents\/kWh<\/strong> (including 25.5% VAT). This is a historically exceptionally low level, which gives Finnish companies an edge in international competition.<\/p>\n\n<p>And it&#8217;s not a coincidence.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why do electricity prices stay low for so long?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The Finnish electricity market is now undergoing a fundamental structural change:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Olkiluoto 3<\/strong> has added stable nuclear power to the grid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wind and solar power<\/strong> continue to grow at a furious pace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electricity storage<\/strong> and new <strong>transmission links<\/strong> will smooth out production fluctuations and improve security of supply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Together, these factors create an oversupply that will keep electricity prices low for years to come. For businesses, this is a golden opportunity &#8211; but only if it is seized.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cheap electricity is useless if you don&#8217;t know how to use it<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Low electricity prices alone do not guarantee a competitive advantage. The real benefits will only be realised when a company knows how to take full advantage of it. It means:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Optimising consumption<\/strong> for the cheapest hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Investing in<\/strong> energy efficiency and intelligent control systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Targeting electricity<\/strong> where it adds most value &#8211; not just where it has always been used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>You need a partner who understands both the technology and the market. With the right skills, cheap electricity becomes a strategic asset.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LeaseGreen &#8211; the best use of cheap electricity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>At LeaseGreen, we help companies turn low electricity prices into a tangible competitive advantage. Our solutions connect:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Energy data analytics<\/strong> &#8211; you know exactly where and when to use electricity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technical investments<\/strong> &#8211; from storage to automation control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Financial optimisation<\/strong> &#8211; maximising savings and returns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The benefits of cheap electricity are particularly great for heat pump solutions: cheap electricity allows heat and cooling to be produced at the best price on the market &#8211; while reducing dependence on fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n<p>With electricity prices now on your side, we&#8217;ll make sure you stay one step ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/me\/tiimi\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/me\/tiimi\">Contact us today<\/a> to turn the era of cheap electricity into your era of victory.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AUTHOR<\/h3>\n\n<p>Jere Kilpi<\/p>\n\n<p>Director, Commercial Solutions<\/p>\n\n<p>+358 40 451 3976<\/p>\n\n<p>jere.kilpi@leasegreen.com<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Teuvopakkalantie-nelio-300x300.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Teuvopakkalantie-nelio-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Teuvopakkalantie-nelio-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Teuvopakkalantie-nelio-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Teuvopakkalantie-nelio-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Teuvopakkalantie-nelio-593x593.png 593w, https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Teuvopakkalantie-nelio-531x531.png 531w, https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Teuvopakkalantie-nelio-590x590.png 590w, https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Teuvopakkalantie-nelio.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3317\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The competitiveness of Finnish industry and business is the sum of many factors, but one of them is now playing a particularly prominent role, namely the price of electricity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_page_background_color":"","_accent_color":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[201],"class_list":["post-3174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-electricity-price"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3174"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3177,"href":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3174\/revisions\/3177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leasegreen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}