More than 100GW of wind projects are planned in Finland, according to new figures from the Finnish Renewable Energy Agency.
The agency said the pipeline includes 60.8GW onshore and 45.8GW offshore, although only a portion of schemes will be built.
Operational capacity currently stands at 8.9GW, with 5.2GW either permitted or under construction and 8.2GW at planning stage.
On offshore wind, 860MW has plans approved in territorial waters.
The industry warned a fixed-distance requirement proposed in the Land Use Act could prevent many projects from going ahead.
Finnish Renewables chief executive Anni Mikkonen said: “The planned land use law threatens to stymie a large part of Finland’s wind power projects in a confusing way.
“Wind power is currently the only way to quickly increase domestic renewable electricity production, which is a prerequisite for, for example, the hydrogen economy and the electrification of other sectors – i.e. growth investments and new jobs.”
Finnish Renewables advocacy director Matias Ollila said: “If the prerequisites for wind power construction are destroyed now, in the worst case scenario, project operators will withdraw from the market and any possible return will take time and the projects will become obsolete.”
The agency added that wind power projects can unlock large-scale industrial investment and support municipalities seeking economic growth.