Nordic sustainability briefing: Finland's wet September, Danish EV tax and reporting-standard adoption
Finland recorded one of its wettest Septembers on the books, while in Denmark a planned end to the EV tax exemption threatens to raise costs for small businesses eyeing electric company cars—contrasting with Turkey, where tax relief and cheaper imports have pushed electric-car uptake from roughly 1% to 22% of sales in three years.
Finland's September was warmer and far wetter than normal, with local rainfall records
The Finnish Meteorological Institute reports that September ran 1–1.5°C above the 1991–2020 reference period across most of the country, with a national mean of 10.3°C. Rainfall was widely above normal. Koli in Lieksa had rain on 27 of 30 days, the most for September in that station's 58-year record, and three stations set September rainfall records.
Danish government reportedly will not extend the EV registration-tax exemption
According to DR, citing Berlingske, the government plans to let the electric-car exemption from registration tax lapse in its coming finance bill proposal. A gradual phase-in had been due from 1 January 2026 but was postponed a year under the 2026 budget deal. FDM estimates a VW ID.4 Style would cost about DKK 10,300 more in tax, while industry body DI calls the move an 'own goal'. The proposal matters for small firms weighing an EV purchase or company car.
Our World in Data: Turkey's electric-car share rose from about 1% to 22% in three years
In a data insight dated 24 September, Our World in Data reports that fewer than 1 in 100 new cars sold in Turkey in 2022 was electric, against more than 1 in 5 in 2025. It attributes the rise to 2023 registration-tax relief, the launch of domestic maker Togg and cheaper imports, including from China. The IEA data it draws on put Norway at about 97% in 2025 and the global average at 25%.