Press releases
Matias Ollila, master of political science, has been hired as the director of advocacy at Finnish Wind Power Association (FWPA). Ollila has most recently worked as a special assistant to the Minister of Economic Affairs and will start working at FWPA on September 4th, 2023. Before the position of special assistant to the Minister of […]
30.5.2023
Press releases
The price of electricity plays a key role in the realization of future investments by Finnish industrial companies, according to a survey conducted by Aula Research. The majority of survey respondents see that it is important for the company’s operations to increase the production of clean and renewable electricity in Finland. Wind power is considered […]
25.5.2023
Press releases
Heikki Peltomaa, CEO of wpd Finland Oy, will continue as chairperson of the board of the Finnish Wind Power Association (FWPA). Peltomaa has solid experience in the wind power industry since 2006, and he has been actively involved in FWPA’s board for the sixth year. Working as CEO of wpd Finland Oy, which develops wind […]
16.5.2023
Press releases
According to a recent report, the planned Finnish offshore wind power capacity can bring Finland an estimated 3.2 billion tax benefits and employ 148,000 person-years of work for Finns. Achieving the full benefit potential of offshore wind power requires increasing the degree of domesticity of the projects. This is possible if Finland implements an ambitious […]
3.5.2023
Press releases
The deployment of wind power and other electricity infrastructure requires transmission lines that enable electricity to be made available throughout Finland. The land under the transmission lines will be compensated to the landowner in accordance with the law on expropriation. The aim of the law is to guarantee the landowner full compensation for the land […]
27.4.2023
Press releases
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 […]
19.4.2023
