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Public Sector – State and Mu­ni­cip­al­it­ies

Energy and material use should be made more efficient in all public sector activities. Energy management in buildings, con­sid­er­a­tion of energy and material efficiency in procurement, and transport and community planning are steps towards a resource-efficient future and sustainable development.
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In the public sector, voluntary programs and commitments are a key means of putting energy and material efficiency, climate goals, and the circular economy into practice. They provide a common framework for setting, monitoring, and comparing targets, and support long-term development at various levels of government.

For municipalities and cities, the focus is often on practical implementation, while the role of the central government, ministries, and agencies is emphasized in providing guidance, creating the necessary conditions, and ensuring effectiveness.

Motiva offers expert services to public sector actors that support goal-setting, implementation, and impact monitoring at various levels of government.

Mies tutkii energiankulutusta kännykällä

Energy Use in Finland

This section provides information on Finland’s energy supply and energy consumption by end-use sectors based on statistics published by Statistics Finland. In addition, you will find information on the impact of energy efficiency measures as well as on measuring energy efficiency of different sectors.

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Sustainable Public Procurement

Sustainable public procurement is a key means of steering society’s resources wisely and promoting long-term economic, social and en­vir­on­ment­al well-being. The Finnish public sector purchases goods and services worth ap­prox­im­ately EUR 38 billion each year, rep­res­ent­ing around 13% of gross domestic product.

Sustainable Public Procurement
Kiertotalouden kuvakkeita vihreällä taustalla

Circular Economy

The transition to a circular economy is a profound social and economic change that affects almost all actors. It is a broad systemic change that will transform our entire economic system in a sustainable direction.

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Purkuikkunoita ja harkkoja

Material Cycle Data Platform and Ecosystem

Material cycles must be made more efficient to save resources and mitigate climate change. At present, waste, surplus and side-stream materials from businesses and municipalities are not recovered because they cannot find users or recovery sites.

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