Suomen Lantakaasu Oy announces an investment of over $84 million in a renewable biogas plant in Kiuruvesi, Finland, aimed at producing liquefied biogas from local cattle manure and agricultural byproducts, enhancing the region’s renewable energy production.
Suomen Lantakaasu Oy, a Finnish renewable energy company specializing in biogas production from agricultural waste, has announced an investment of more than $84 million in a new biogas plant located in Kiuruvesi, in the Upper Savo region of Finland. This plant will produce renewable liquefied biogas (LBG) primarily from cattle manure sourced from local farms and other agricultural byproducts, providing a sustainable fuel solution for heavy transport and helping reduce agricultural emissions.
With construction set to begin this winter, the Kiuruvesi plant is projected to be operational by 2026. It will process approximately 400,000 tonnes of manure annually from around 100 local farms, generating 125 GWh of liquefied biogas—equivalent to the annual fuel consumption of about 250 heavy-duty vehicles. This project is part of a broader Upper Savo biogas initiative that includes three satellite plants in Lapinlahti, Sonkajärvi, and Nurmes, bringing the total investment in the region to nearly $105 million.
The Kiuruvesi plant will benefit from $20.3 million in funding from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Janika Keinänen, Valio’s Senior Project Manager for biogas business development, expressed gratitude for the cooperation of more than 100 agricultural entrepreneurs who have committed to supplying manure, highlighting the environmental and economic benefits of this collaboration.
Suomen Lantakaasu Oy aims to produce a total of one terawatt-hour of renewable fuel across its Finnish facilities by establishing additional biogas plants, with similar projects planned in Nurmo and potentially in Ostrobothnia and North Ostrobothnia.
In addition to creating long-term environmental benefits, the Kiuruvesi project will generate significant employment in Eastern Finland, providing jobs in construction, logistics, and biogas production. The plant will be built by Lundsby Renewable Solutions A/S, with biogas distribution handled through St1’s fuel network.
St1 Biokraft AB’s Head of Growth, Matti Oksanen, emphasized the importance of biogas in reducing emissions in heavy transport, a sector that remains challenging to fully electrify. He called for stable policy support to facilitate future biogas investments and ensure the continued growth of Finland’s renewable energy sector.
