http://www.iea-shc.org/countries/Finland/Finland_National_Program_Report.pdf

In 2001, a road map has been prepared to meet the government's goals for solar energy
(Finnish action plan for solar energy). This includes specific biannual milestones and
actions. In organizing the practical work, the government has not established a separate
solar program, but the activities are instead organized mainly through a national actor
network and an industry driven cooperation group (FSI). FSI, or the Finnish Solar Industries
group, was established in 2001 by strategic market actors to support the government's solar
goals, to create new business in the area of solar energy and to concentrate the joint
activities on areas showing strongest added value. The FSI group has now some 20
organizations covering the whole innovation chain (research, industry, buyers, public
organizations) and represents a solar business value of about 10 million euro.
The Finnish action plan for solar energy from year 2001 as described above is a market
driven initiative. Domestic markets are important to bring solar energy forward in Finland
but the global markets is the driving force to industries considering investments in this field.
The action plan is by structure virtual and networked and its success will depend on how
actively the market actors and stakeholders will perform. The coordination is within the
industry and activities are supported by various government agencies.
Figure 1 illustrates the government or public agencies that are responsible for supporting
solar energy activities in Finland. The main body is the Ministry of Trade and Industry,