D4 Published development or research report or study
Vesiviisaan bio- ja kiertotalouden kannusteet (2020)

Salminen, J., Määttä, K., Noro, K., Raatikainen, J., Maidell, M., Haimi, H., Pohjola, J., Horne, P., Karjalainen, A., & Junttila, V. (2020). Vesiviisaan bio- ja kiertotalouden kannusteet. Valtioneuvoston kanslia. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja, 2020:9. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-287-832-8

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Salminen, Jani; Määttä, Kalle; Noro, Kirsi; Raatikainen, Jenni; Maidell, Marjo; Haimi, Henri; Pohjola, Johanna; Horne, Paula; Karjalainen, Anna; Junttila, Ville

eISBN: 978-952-287-832-8

Journal or series: Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja

eISSN: 2342-6799

Publication year: 2020

Number in series: 2020:9

Number of pages in the book: 128

Publisher: Valtioneuvoston kanslia

Place of Publication: Helsinki

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

Persistent website address: http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-287-832-8

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/68107

Abstract

The starting point of this study was to assess the potential actions of the public power that would pave the way for Finland to become a leading country in terms of water-smart circular economy. In the first section of this final report we examine the current status of water use and its efficiency in Finland and make quantitative comparisons to Denmark and the Netherlands. For two thirds of the roughly 60 industries compared, water use efficiency was lower in Finland compared to Denmark. Second section is devoted to the interviews of the different actors to shed light to their views on the drivers, hinders, potentials and policy instruments related to water-smart bio- and circular economy. Issues related to the image, uncertainties in legislation and its evolution, and the need for the concomitant use of different policy instruments were highlighted in the interviews. Economic instruments are in focus in the third section. We conclude that water abstraction tax and/or wastewater tax together with taxation favoring secondary materials are the most promising candidates in the Finnish context and merit detailed, further attention. These should be supplemented with education and information and public investments in R&D&I activities. Finally, we also examined the current status and development needs of financing tools in Finland. The applicability of blended financing instruments to the Finnish context deserve additional clarification.

Keywords: circular economy; bioeconomy; household water; sewage; direction methods; taxation; water resources; finance; research; research activity

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2020