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I think a key difference is that traditionally average farms have been quite small in here, just a few hectares. So a farm with old buildings and small field ar

I think a key difference is that traditionally average farms have been quite small in here, just a few hectares. So a farm with old buildings and small field area would definitely be very affordable. If you'd want to acquire farm for _farming_, then you would need to go orders of magnitude bigger and that would be costly. If solitude is what you're looking for, keep in mind basically all of these are surrounded by forests. So even having a relatively small property does not mean you'd be living next to some people.

euroderf 5y ago
In any case you're likely to have plenty of space for lots of photovoltaic that could earn money from the grid. But in Finland the demand for electricity is highest in winter, not summer, isn't it? So how could you deploy lots of PV AND keep it free of snow? Of course in winter the sun is pretty low in the sky so maybe the key would be to (a) keep it quite vertical (helping keep it snow-free), and (b) keep it rotating to follow the sun. But then of course clouds, overcast, and shortness of day become the main issue. Oh well.
- Maakuth 5y ago
  Sure, power usage and price are the highest during winter, though PV panels are already cheap enough that you can profitably setup them in Finland too. Going off-grid with solar is not an option around the year though. I actually did get myself a 10kWp on-grid plant one month ago. I'm not planning to touch it during winter. The day during winter is so short that it doesn't make sense to take any risks, for example to climb on the roof to clean the panels. Even if you could do it without personal risk, the chance of damaging the panels is non-zero, so the expected value of this activity is very low. It could make sense to install some vertical panels facing south, those would capture a bit of energy even in the winter. But the rotation mechanisms are a waste unless you're area constrained, just add more panels with the same money and the ROI will be better.

euroderf 5y ago

In any case you're likely to have plenty of space for lots of photovoltaic that could earn money from the grid. But in Finland the demand for electricity is highest in winter, not summer, isn't it? So how could you deploy lots of PV AND keep it free of snow? Of course in winter the sun is pretty low in the sky so maybe the key would be to (a) keep it quite vertical (helping keep it snow-free), and (b) keep it rotating to follow the sun. But then of course clouds, overcast, and shortness of day become the main issue. Oh well.

Maakuth 5y ago
Sure, power usage and price are the highest during winter, though PV panels are already cheap enough that you can profitably setup them in Finland too. Going off-grid with solar is not an option around the year though. I actually did get myself a 10kWp on-grid plant one month ago. I'm not planning to touch it during winter. The day during winter is so short that it doesn't make sense to take any risks, for example to climb on the roof to clean the panels. Even if you could do it without personal risk, the chance of damaging the panels is non-zero, so the expected value of this activity is very low. It could make sense to install some vertical panels facing south, those would capture a bit of energy even in the winter. But the rotation mechanisms are a waste unless you're area constrained, just add more panels with the same money and the ROI will be better.