Towards renewable energy in Northern Finland

An excess of solar energy exists throughout the world. The developing countries have the greatest potential, but the industrialized world itself is not lacking in opportunities either. Even the most populated countries with a high standard of living, such as the Netherlands or the U.K., consume energy which is equivalent to no more than 1-2 percent of that received from the sun. Activities aimed at utilizing solar radiation could scarcely be restricted by a shortage of this energy, it would seem. This is also the case in northern latitudes like Finland, even at latitudes beyond the Arctic Circle.