page_title: Uranium mining by country
section_title: Finland
hierarchical_section_title: Uranium mining by country / Europe / Finland
caption_attribution_description: English: Low-enriched uranium
context_page_description: The world's largest producer of uranium is Kazakhstan, which in 2019 produced 43% of the world's mining output. Canada was the next largest producer with a 13% share, followed by Australia with 12%. Uranium has been mined in every continent except Antarctica.
context_section_description: In Uusimaa, Karelia and Lapland in Finland, presently (2009) uranium deposits are investigated.
  In addition, Talvivaara Mining Company plc has announced in early 2010 the commencement of uranium recovery as a by-product out of its mine producing mainly nickel, copper, zinc and cobalt in Sotkamo, eastern Finland. Production is expected to be approximately 350 tons of yellowcake annually, making Finland almost self-sufficient in uranium, accounting for approximately 80% of annual demand. However, as Finland lacks the required processing facilities to convert yellowcake into nuclear fuel, the mine's output will need to be sent abroad for refining and enrichment.
caption: A drum of yellowcake
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