Households

•  In 2022, final energy consumption of households in Finland was 65TWh, i.e., 23% of the total. Electricity consumption of households was 23 TWh.
• The shares of different uses in final energy consumption were: space heating 61%, water heating 16%, saunas 5%, lighting and appliances 14% and free-time residences 5 %.
• Final energy consumption of households increased by 27% in 2000–2022 (without normalization for temperature). The number of households grew by 23% and floor area of dwellings by 36% over the same period.

Figure 1. Use of energy in households in 2022.
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Figure 2. Index development (2008 = 100) of final energy consumption of households, number of households and floor area per person in 2008–2022.
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The figure three shows the final energy consumption of households in 2000 and 2021, and an analysis of factors which have affected the observed change in consumption (so-called decomposition analysis).

• Final energy consumption of households increased by 16.6 TWh over the study period.
• Weather increased the consumption by 2.7 TWh.
• Change in the number of dwellings would have increased household consumption by 12.8 TWh, all other things equal.
• Larger size of dwellings would have increased household consumption by 3.5 TWh, all other things equal.
• Growing number of electric appliances increased consumption by 4.2 TWh.
• Energy efficiency measures saved 16.2 TWh.
• “Other factors” include, e.g., changes is consumer behaviour.

Figure 3. Decomposition of final energy consumption of households in 2000–2021.
Source: Odyssee Database
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