Gasgrid said on Friday that gas plays an important role in energy production during cold weather.
Without gas-fired, decentralized electricity production, electricity prices would have been higher than they actually were, according to the firm.
In January 2026, daily gas consumption in Finland averaged 70–80 gigawatt-hours, and on several days it exceeded 100 gigawatt-hours.
Gagrid noted that 100 gigawatt hours of energy corresponds to the annual heating energy of approximately 10,000 district-heated apartment buildings.
Moreover, a total of approximately 2.5 terawatt-hours (2,500 GWh) of gas was used in January, with the highest daily consumption reaching approximately 120 gigawatt-hours.
Gasgrid’s highest monthly gas consumption in its history was in January 2021, when 3.8 terawatt hours of gas were consumed.
Most of Finland’s gas is used for industrial and energy production.
In January, gas was used most in the energy production segment, where cold and low-wind weather created demand for gas, Gasgrid said.
Inkoo LNG terminal
Mika Myotyri, who is responsible for gas markets and customers at Gasgrid, said that most of Finland’s demand for gas in January was met by gas imported from the Baltic region through the Balticconnector undersea pipeline between Finland and Estonia, and the pipeline’s capacity was fully utilized.
The rest of Finland’s gas demand was covered by the LNG terminals in Inkoo and Hamina.
“The Inkoo LNG terminal has been a key import route for ensuring gas imports that meet market demand and Finland’s security of supply and maintenance,” Myotyri said.
Excelerate Energy’s 150,900-cbm FSRU Exemplar, which serves the Inkoo terminal under a charter deal, has a regasification capacity of more than 5 bcm per year.
It arrived in Inkoo in December 2022.
Gasgrid’s Finnish gas transmission network connects two LNG terminals and five biogas plants and is linked to the Balticconnector offshore pipeline, which enables gas transmission between Finland and Estonia.
