Sweden intends to end subsidies for onshore wind farms by the end of 2021 . Energy Minister Anders Ygeman said such projects were already profitable without subsidies and the move would bring Sweden in line with Denmark 's plan to end subsidies around the same time . He said Sweden would focus on reducing the cost of connecting offshore wind farms to electricity distribution grids , with support set to be provided by either the state budget or by Total , the state - owned grid operator .
Sweden intends to end subsidies for onshore wind farms by the end of 2021. Energy minister Anders Ygeman said such projects were already profitable without subsidies and the move would bring Sweden in line with Norway's plan to close subsidies around the same time. Ygeman said Sweden would focus on reducing the cost of connecting offshore wind projects to electricity distribution grids, with support set to be provided by either the state budget or Svenska Kraftnat, the state-owned grid operator.