As wind power has become more common in Finland, the climate impacts of wind power construction and the effects on the carbon sink of Finnish forests have become a topic of discussion. According to a recent study by Etha Wind, the positive impact of wind power in terms of emission reductions is 50 times greater […]
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Press releases 15.3.2023
Finnish Energy and Finnish Wind Power Association: Rapporteur’s report opens up the possibility of building wind power also in Eastern Finland
The rapporteur invited by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of the Environment, the report of Lieutenant General (ret.) Arto Räty presents ways of coordinating wind power and the Defence Forces’ activities in Eastern Finland. The measures proposed by the expert must be implemented quickly. At the […]
Press releases 8.3.2023
The effects of wind power to forest animals are investigated in an extensive joint project of the Natural Resources Institute Finland and the wind power industry
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 […]
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 […]
Press releases 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 […]