Russia has halted natural gas deliveries to Finland after state energy wholesaler Gasum failed to make a required payment in rubles, the Finnish gas system operator Gasgrid Finland said on Saturday.
“Gas imports through Imatra entry point have been stopped,” the statement read.
Gasum also confirmed on Saturday that the deliveries had stopped.
Earlier this week, Gasum announced that it would not comply with Russia’s new ruble-based gas payment scheme.
Finland imports the vast majority of its natural gas from Russia, but the fuel only accounts for about 5% of the country’s energy use.
Nearly 30% of primary energy in Finland comes from wood-based fuels, while 22.5% is from oil, and 19% from nuclear energy, according to media reports, citing official figures.