4. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Length of the natural gas
transmission network
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Material Lenght (km)
Polyethylene 1863
Steel 49
Cast iron 20
Total 1932
Dimension, mm Lenght (km)
DN 1000 1
DN 900 122
DN 800 1
DN 700 261
DN 500 326
DN 400 195
DN 300 104
DN 250 20
DN 200 98
DN 150 59
DN 100 37
DN 80 4
DN 50 1
PEH 315 28
PEH 200 20
PEH 90-180 9
Total 1286
Length of the natural gas
distribution network
5. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Natural gas consumption in Finland (1974 – 2013)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000millionm3
Local distribution
Energy and power
companies
Manufacturing
8. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Number of natural gas consumers in Finland
(2013))
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Number
Consumption
(million m3
/a)
Average
consumption
(m3
/a/consumer)
Households, cooking 25 400 1 30
Vehicles 1 680 4 2 380
One-family houses,
heating
4 257 12 2 750
Apartment houses 809 22 27 000
Commercial and public
buildings
1 183 40 33 600
Greenhouses 30 3 90 500
Small-scale industry 620 100 162 000
Heavy industry 35 1 595 45 800 000
District heating plants 80 300 3 800 000
Power plants 25 1 230 49 000 000
Total 34 100 3 307 97 000
9. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Natural gas consumption in manufacturing in
Finland (1994 – 2013)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500mill.m3
Other manufacturing
Chemical industry
Forest industry
10. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Natural gas consumption in power and heat
production in Finland (1994 – 2013)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000mill.m3
Production of electricity
Production of district
heat
Production of CHP
11. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Natural gas consumption in different sectors
in Finland
Source: Finnish Gas Association
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
mill.m3
Manufactoring
Energy companies
Local distribution
12. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Local distribution of natural gas in Finland
(1994 – 2013)
-
50
100
150
200
250
mill.m3
Households, cooking
Apartment houses
Commercial and public
services
District heating
Greenhouses
Manufacturing
Transport
13. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Local distribution of natural gas in Finland
(2013)
2%
58%
1%
5%
18%
10%
6%
Liikenne
Teollisuus
Kasvihuoneet
Aluelämpöyhtiöt
Yksityiset ja julkiset palvelut
Rivi- ja kerrostalot
Pientalot ja liesikäyttäjät
14. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Characteristics in local distribution of gas in
Finland
Source: Finnish Gas Association
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
Bubscribers, one-family houses
(pieces)
Other subscribers (pieces)
Sales of gas (GWh)
Lenght of the distribution network
(km)
Gas vehicles (pieces)
15. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: University of Eastern Finland
Biogas productiuon and utilization in Finland
(1994 – 2012)
-
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Millionm3
Combustion of surplus
biogas
Biogas utilized
16. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: University of Eastern Finland
Biogas from landfil gas recovery plants in
Finland (1994 – 2012)
-
20
40
60
80
100
120
Millionm3
Combustion of surplus
biogas
Biogas utilized
17. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: University of Eastern Finland
Biogas from reactor plants in Finland (1994 –
2012)
-
10
20
30
40
50
60millionm3
Combustion of surplus
biogas
Biogas utilized
18. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: University of Eastern Finland
Biogas production by the types of biogas
plants in Finland (2012)
Landfills
Municipal wastewater
Other reactor plants
Industrial wastewater
Farms
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
million m3
19. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: University of Eastern Finland
Energy produced from biogas in Finland
(1994 – 2012)
-
100
200
300
400
500
600GWh
Heat
Electricity
