Overview of the national policy framework for energy communities

Finland introduced the notion of local energy communities (LECs) through the Decree 2020/1133, which has been integrated into the Decree 2021/767. To further clarify the process of balance settlement and the role of the DSO in the net metering mechanism, another Decree 2021/839 has been published. As of January 2023, Finland enables the sharing of electricity among the members of the EC from production and storage facilities in a virtual net-metering scheme within the boundaries of the property or group of properties. In practice, housing associations are foreseen as the primary initiators of LECs.

In March 2023, Finland also defined Citizens Energy Communities (CECs) and appointed the Energy Agency to monitor the barriers to their development. These provisions still need to be developed. A working group issued recommendations for developing the framework of energy communities in general in April 2023.

Last updated: May 2025