Professor warns Finnish fuel prices will keep rising despite policy hopes

Transport and logistics professor Heikki Liimatainen told a Finnish audience that cheap gasoline and diesel are becoming a thing of the past, with pump prices already exceeding two euros per litre. He linked the price trend to ongoing international conflicts that affect world markets and to the EU road-transport emissions trading system, which will take effect by 2028 and is expected to lift fuel costs by a minimum of fifteen cents per litre.

Liimatainen, also a member of the national climate panel, warned that political messaging suggesting low fossil-fuel prices is misleading and may hinder the transition to electric trucks. He criticized a proposed professional-diesel scheme that would refund part of the fuel tax to transport firms, calling it counterproductive to climate goals. The professor emphasized the need for patient, well-targeted policies that support electrification and stronger public-transport services to achieve Finland’s climate targets.