On April 1st, 2025, Finland officially closed the Salmisaari coal power plant in Helsinki, marking an essential moment in the country’s energy history
By doing this, Finland lowered its reliance on coal for power generation to below 1%, an achievement that reached four years ahead of schedule.
The closure is part of other efforts by the Finnish government to phase out coal completely by 2029, transitioning to cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, primarily wind power.
It’s been getting worse during the reign of the current right-wing government, as has everything else in the country. Homelessness was extremely low for the past at least 10 years due to the housing policy but is now rapidly on the rise these days. Access to healthcare in the Nordics is often criticised for being too slow (lack of staff), but objectively and relatively it’s not horrible.