Regular households in Finland and Sweden can set their annual electricity bills at levels 30-40 percent lower than those charged to comparable households in Estonia.
The main factors behind lower electricity prices in the Scandinavian nations are the large reliance on hydroelectric and nuclear power.
Estonia has no mountainous terrain, meaning hydroelectric power is largely out of the question (though a now-decommissioned hydroelectric power station was built in Jõesuu, east of Tallinn).
Estonia also has no nuclear power station; plans for building a small nuclear reactor are much discussed, but this would take around a decade to implement even once a decision is made.
Meanwhile, Estonia also lacks sufficient cable links with the Nordic countries for prices to equalize at all times.
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