The effects of wind power to forest animals are not yet widely known, but in the joint project of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and Finnish wind power industry operators, which has now started, the effects on so-called directive species, i.e. wolves, reindeer and birds of prey, will be investigated. The project also maps […]
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Press releases 8.3.2023
In 2022, Finland ranked third in European wind power construction
In 2022, a record amount of wind power was built in Finland. 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity was completed. According to the statistics of the European wind power association WindEurope, Finland ranked third in Europe in terms of installed wind power capacity during 2022, right after Germany and Sweden. The European Wind Energy Association […]
Wind power in Media 24.1.2023
In 2022, most of the wind turbines were built in the Ostrobothnia provinces
The four provinces of Ostrobothnia were the busiest provinces for wind power construction in 2022. The most wind turbines were completed in the provinces of North Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia, where wind power construction brought a total of over 1.8 billion euros in investments. The largest wind power province in Finland is still North Ostrobothnia, which […]
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 […]
Wind power in Media 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 […]