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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 […]

15.3.2023

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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 […]

8.3.2023

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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 […]

8.3.2023

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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 […]

24.1.2023

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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 […]

10.1.2023

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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 […]

3.1.2023