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Press releases 10.1.2023
Finnish wind power year 2022: Wind power capacity increased by 75% and brought more than 2.9 billion investments to Finland
Wind power significantly increased Finland’s renewable energy capacity in 2022. During the year 2,430 megawatts of new wind power capacity was built in Finland, and at the same time our wind power capacity increased by 75 percent. 437 new wind turbines were put into operation. Wind power is currently one of the industries that brings […]
Press releases 3.1.2023
Finnish wind power production increased by 41 percent in 2022
According to the electricity statistics of the Finnish Energy, the production of Finnish wind power increased by 41 percent last year compared to the previous year. In 2022, 14.1 percent of Finland’s electricity consumption was covered by wind power. Finnish wind turbines produced 11.5 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2022. During the year, the […]
Press releases 16.12.2022
The popularity of wind power is growing – 82% of Finns support increasing wind power
(The text is translated with automatic translator) In Finnish Energy’s annual Energy Attitudes survey, wind power still holds its place as the second most desired form of electricity production in Finland. The survey also strongly highlights Finns’ willingness to increase Finland’s energy self-sufficiency, which brings security in an unstable world situation. A growing number of […]
<strong>The combined capacity of planned onshore wind power has increased by 18 percent – interest in offshore wind power is growing strongly</strong>
According to the Finnish Wind Power Association’s (FWPA) half-year review of wind power projects, in addition to onshore wind power, potential offshore wind power areas are also of interest to project operators. There are currently 13 offshore wind power projects planned, with a total output of nearly 13,500 megawatts. More than 3,200 MW more offshore […]