Finland and the “cleantech” sector

Finland encourages domestic expertise in clean technology, which it promotes worldwide. Testimony of this reality follows.

1. Between 1998 and 2007 Finnish companies invested 337 EUR Million in energy efficiency, saving 7,35 terawatt hours of energy
2. The International Energy Agency has established that “Finland is a model for the world” in combined heat and power generation
3. A whooping 7% of Finnish exports are in clean tech, the highest of any OECD country
4. The number of Finnish nanotechnology companies has tripled since 2004
5. Since the 1990s, Helsinki has increased energy production by 60%, and has also increased air quality

Sources: Helsinki Times and Cleantech Finland

Before – After: Eastern Finland

Summer in Savonia, Eastern Finland, can be a relaxing -albeit industrious- event. Here’s a great way to spend your time when you’ve got some Silver Birch, Alder and Aspen to deal with for winter’s wood (for your sauna, for example) and a Zetor from the 1960s to help you get the job done.

Before - Zetor on the right lending a hand

After - Ta-da!

My warmest regards and compliments to Matti and Sirkka for this incredible work. Hope to participate in this one next Summer!