Sweden electricity export to Finland booms due to delay in Finnish nuclear reactor completion

Swedish Radio reports (LINK) that Sweden exported record amounts of electricity to neighboring countries in 2019, according to new statistics from the industry organization Swedenergy.

It was up 50% last year compared to the year before and equaled about 15 percent of the total production of electricity in Sweden. 

One of the main reasons is problems with the electricity supply in Sweden's neighbors, with a delayed new nuclear reactor Olkiluoto 3 in Finland causing problems, and reservoirs in Norway have been emptier than usual. Once Olkiluoto 3 enters commercial operation early next year, OL3 will supply about 15% of Finland's electricity demand