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
Press releases
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
Press releases
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
