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Appendix table 2. Energy consumption in households by energy source in 2018, GWh. Appendix table was corrected on 18 June 2020.

  Wood Peat Coal Heavy fuel oil Light fuel oil Natural gas 1) Ambient energy 2) District heat Electricity 3) Total
Housing, total 14 554 42 2 31 3 252 359 5 970 18 726 22 731 65 667
Heating of spaces 12 282 28 2 22 2 617 221 5 125 13 235 10 811 44 343
Residential buildings proper, total 10 963 27 1 22 2 570 220 4 853 13 232 9 996 41 884
- Detached houses 10 774 23 1 0 2 212 61 4 273 1 775 7 874 26 993
- Terraced houses 146 1 0 0 94 43 484 2 092 1 173 4 033
- Blocks of flats 43 3 0 22 264 116 96 9 365 949 10 858
Free-time residential buildings 1 319 1 0 0 48 1 272 3 815 2 459
Household appliances .. .. .. .. .. 79 .. .. 8 205 8 284
- Lighting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 599 1 599
- Cooking .. .. .. .. .. 79 .. .. 595 674
- Other electrical equipment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 011 6 011
Heating of saunas 1 838 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 225 3 063
Heating of domestic water 434 14 0 9 635 59 845 5 491 2 490 9 977
1) Includes liquid gas.
2) Ambient energy refers to energy extracted with heat pumps from the environment (ground, air or water) for space heating. Electricity spent by heat pumps in heating and cooling use is included in electricity consumption.
3) Electrical heating of residential buildings includes direct electrical heating, electric storage heating, additional heating and floor heating by electricity, electricity used by heat pumps, heating of domestic water by electricity, electric sauna stoves and electricity consumed by heating systems and heat distribution equipment.

Source: Energy consumption in households 2018, Statistics Finland

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Updated 21.11.2019

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Energy consumption in households [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-329X. 2018, Appendix table 2. Energy consumption in households by energy source in 2018, GWh. Appendix table was corrected on 18 June 2020. . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
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